tapilok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tampilok — obsolete
• tipalok — metathesis

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-piluk, from *ta- (“involuntary action prefix”) + *piluk (“crippled; bent or twisted, of the leg or foot”). See also pilok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tapiˈlok/ [tɐ.pɪˈlok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: ta‧pi‧lok

Noun

tapilók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

1. accidental twisting or sprain of the ankle (due to a wrong step)

   Synonyms: tapiyok, pilok

Derived terms

• mapatapilok
• matapilok
• tapilukin