porke

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish porque (“because”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾke/, [ˈpoɾ.ke]
• Hyphenation: por‧ke

Conjunction

pórke (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜍ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. because; just because

   Synonyms: huli, ta, dahil, kawasa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish por qué (“why”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈke/, [poɾˈke]
• Hyphenation: por‧ke

Adverb

porké (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜍ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. (rare, interrogative) why

   Synonyms: tano, nata, hadaw, bakin, tadaw

Ladino

Conjunction

porke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פורקי)

1. because

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish porque.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.kɛ]
• Rhymes: -oɾke
• Syllabification: por‧ke

Conjunction

porke (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. just because

   Synonym: porket

Derived terms

• porket

 

Further reading

• “porke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018