loko-loko

Central Bikol

Etymology

Reduplication of loko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loˌko loˈko/ [l̪oˌko l̪oˈko]
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ko‧lo‧ko

Adjective

lokó-lokó (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. crazy; insane
    Synonyms: bua-bua, kapay-kapay

Derived terms

  • makaloko-loko
  • maloko-loko

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Reduplication of loko. Can be interpreted as behaving like someone crazy; crazy-like.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /loˌko loˈko/ [loˌxo loˈxo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: lo‧ko-lo‧ko

Adjective

lokó-lokó (feminine loka-loka, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. (mildly derogatory) crazy; insane; deranged
    Synonyms: baliw, ulol, buwang, sira-ulo, medyo-medyo, hibang; see also Thesaurus:baliw
  2. (mildly derogatory) foolish; idiotic
    Synonyms: gago, loko, sira-ulo, tarantado, tanga
  3. mischievous
    Synonyms: pilyo, makulit, sutil, pasaway
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌloko ˈloko/ [ˌloː.xo ˈloː.xo]
  • Rhymes: -oko
  • Syllabification: lo‧ko-lo‧ko

Noun

loko-loko (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓᜎᜓᜃᜓ)

  1. alternative form of luko-luko

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