manok

See also: manók and манок

Acehnese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manɔʔ/

Noun

manok

  1. chicken, poultry, fowl

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manók

  1. chicken

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522..

Sense 2 is an allusion to betting on a gamecock in a cockfight.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧nok
  • IPA(key): /maˈnok/ [mɐˈn̪ok]

Noun

manók

  1. chicken
    • 2010 — Roldan, Emmanuel C., Midnight Sale ang Diwalwal (07 June), Sunstar Davao
      Mao kini mopukaw sa tawo sa siyudad imbis ang tuktugaok sa manok ug sid-ok sa tuko nga madunggan sa kabukiran.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014'Karnaper' Nadakpan (27 November), SuperBalita
      Apan ang suspik[sic] nanghimakak kay usa siya ka breeder sa manok.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2017 — Tiu, Macario D., Laghan (27 June), Bisag Unsa, Mindaviews, MindaNews
      Gihatagan sa mga Sugbuanon og humay, baboy, kanding, ug manok ang mga Katsila.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. bet; preferred candidate

Derived terms

Anagrams

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnok/ [maˈn̪ok]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nok

Noun

manók (Basahan spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. chicken

See also

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

East Miraya Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧nok

Noun

manók

  1. chicken

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnuk/ [mɐˈnok]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: ma‧nok

Noun

manók (Hanunoo spelling ᜫᜨᜳᜣ᜴)

  1. bird
    Synonym: manukan
  2. chicken

Derived terms

  • balay-manok
  • manok-balay
  • manukan
  • talon-manok

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 189
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*manuk”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian [Term?].

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Kankanaey

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnok/ [mʌˈnok̠̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: ma‧nok

Noun

manók

  1. chicken

Etymology 2

From mano +‎ -k (I, me)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmanok/ [ˈmaː.nok̠̚]
  • Rhymes: -anok
  • Syllabification: ma‧nok

Interjection

mánok

  1. Said when a person will be the first to play a game

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1982), “Kankanay Games: A Lexicon”, in Asian Folklore Studies[1], volume 41, number 1 (overall work in English and Kankanaey), Nanzan University, →DOI, page 98

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian [Term?].

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian [Term?].

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Pronunciation

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manók

  1. chicken

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manók

  1. chicken

Sarawak Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *manuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk (bird). Compare Malay manuk.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ma.nok̚/

Noun

manok

  1. chicken (food and animal)
    Synonym: ayam
    Rami urang nginang manuk tegal maok dapatkan telornya.
    Many people rear chickens because they want to get their eggs.
    Kau pernah coba manok panggang kedei tok sik?
    Have you ever tried this shop's grilled chicken?

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk. Compare Central Bikol manok, Cebuano manok, Hawaiian manu (bird), Kapingamarangi manuk (bird), Malay manuk, Samoan manu (bird), and Tetum manu.

Colloquial sense is an allusion to betting on a gamecock on a cockfight.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈnok/ [mɐˈn̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: ma‧nok

Noun

manók (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. chicken (bird)
    Synonyms: (childish) kekok, (colloquial) tsiken
  2. chicken (meat)
    Synonyms: karneng-manok, (colloquial) tsiken
  3. (colloquial) bet; preferred candidate (usually in matchmaking or elections)
    Synonym: pambato

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • manok”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • manok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*manuk”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Tiruray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian [Term?].

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manók

  1. chicken

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manok

  1. chicken

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manók

  1. chicken