kalupin
kalupín with stress marks
wallet
Usage Note
Kalupin is a traditional Tagalog term for a small pouch or wallet used to carry money and personal items. It is less common in modern urban speech, where wallet or pitaka are preferred, and may refer specifically to a coin purse or cloth pouch; it appears mainly in historical texts and rural speech.
Examples
" Nawala ang aking kalupin. "
Natural Translation
My wallet is lost.
Literal Translation
Lost the my wallet.
" Itim ang aking kalupin. "
Natural Translation
My wallet is black.
Literal Translation
Black the my wallet.
" Inilabas ng matanda ang lumang kalupin niya at saka maingat na binilang ang kakaunting baryang naroon. "
Natural Translation
The old man took out his old wallet and then carefully counted the few coins inside.
Literal Translation
Took-out the old-man the old wallet his and then careful counted the few coins that-were-there.
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