hukot

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Czech[edit]

Noun[edit]

hukot m inan

  1. roar, thunder
  2. drone, throb, hum (of engines)
  3. roar, tumult (of a crowd)
  4. buzz, ringing (in ears)

Declension[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 負骨负骨 (hù-kut), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhukot/, [ˈhu.xot] (noun)

  • IPA(key): /huˈkot/, [hʊˈxot] (adjective)
  • Rhymes: -ukot, -ot
  • Hyphenation: hu‧kot

Noun[edit]

hukot (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. stooping; lowering of one's head
    Synonyms: yuko, pagyuko, yukod, pagyukod
  2. (figurative) surrender; admission of one's defeat or inferiority
    Synonyms: sukot, pagsukot

Related terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hukót (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. bent-backed; stooped; round-shouldered; hunchbacked
    Synonyms: huktot, bukot, kuba, kurkubado, uklo

Further reading[edit]

  • hukot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 25