tangkal Variant. tengkal noun English. Fenced-in area for domestic animals, esp. pigs and chickens. Example sentence: Subanen. Pengukus mui manuk kiin, isenen ta dini tangkal, pu' lema' megedek si nga Maduy. English. Catch those chickens and we'll put them here inside the enclosure, because Maduy's family are planting rice tomorrow. Synonym. alad