Word.ws English Dictionary

cornerstone in Tagalog

panulukang-bato

/ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn/US/ˈkɔɹ.nɚ.stoʊn/

cornerstone in Tagalog: panulukang-bato, batong-panulukan. In English, cornerstone means a stone forming the base at the corner of a building.

Tagalog words for cornerstone

base stone
panulukang-bato
ceremonial stone
batong-panulukan
that which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central
panulukang-bato

English meaning of cornerstone

  1. noun A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
  2. noun Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
  3. noun That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.

Full definition of cornerstone

cornerstone in a sentence

  • The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade.
  • Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry.
  • That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies.

cornerstone in other languages

Questions about cornerstone in Tagalog

What is the meaning of cornerstone in Tagalog?
Cornerstone in Tagalog is panulukang-bato, batong-panulukan.
Ano ang cornerstone sa Tagalog?
Cornerstone: panulukang-bato, batong-panulukan.
What does cornerstone mean in English?
Cornerstone means a stone forming the base at the corner of a building.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cornerstone (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cornerstone.wav.

Cite this page: “cornerstone meaning in Tagalog.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tagalog/cornerstone. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.