tundok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tunˈdok/ [t̪ʊn̪ˈd̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: tun‧dok

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tə(n)duk (skewer; to skewer (as meat)).

Noun

tundók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. piercing meat with a skewer
    Synonyms: tuhog, duro
  2. (obsolete) piercing with a needle
Derived terms
  • ipagtundok
  • magtundok
  • pagtundok
  • pagtutundukin
  • tundukan
  • tundukin
See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *tinduk (large cooking banana or plantain variety). Compare Hanunoo tindok, Central Bikol tindok, and Cebuano tindok. See also Malay tanduk.

Noun

tundók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. plantain; Musa × paradisiaca (AAB group)
  2. black mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum)
Derived terms
  • tundok-tundukan

See also

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