lamok

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• namok

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk,*lamuk (compare Fijian namu, Indonesian nyamuk, Javanese lemut, Malay nyamuk).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧mok
• IPA^(key): /laˈmok/, [l̪aˈmok]

Noun

lamók

1. mosquito

Derived terms

• lamokon
• malamok

 

Butuanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk,*lamuk.

Noun

lamok

1. mosquito

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• namok

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk,*lamuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈmok/, [l̪ɐˈmok]
• Hyphenation: la‧mok

Noun

lamók (Badlit spelling ᜎᜋᜓᜃ᜔)

1. mosquito

Verb

lamók (Badlit spelling ᜎᜋᜓᜃ᜔)

1. to expose oneself to mosquitoes
2. to be surrounded by mosquitoes
3. (figuratively) to mob; (crowd around someone, often with hostility)

Hiligaynon

Alternative forms

• namok

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk,*lamuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈmok/, [laˈmok]
• Hyphenation: la‧mok

Noun

lamók

1. mosquito

Derived terms

• lamokon

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk, *lamuk.

Noun

lamok

1. mosquito

Masbatenyo

Alternative forms

• namok

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk, *lamuk.

Noun

lamók

1. mosquito

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French moque.

Noun

lamok

1. large mug, goblet

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lamoc, namoc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• namok — now dialectal, Marinduque

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *lamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk,*lamuk (compare Fijian namu, Indonesian nyamuk, Javanese ꦭꦩꦸꦏ꧀ (lamuk), Malay nyamuk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈmok/ [lɐˈmok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: la‧mok

Noun

lamók (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜓᜃ᜔)

1. mosquito

Derived terms

• lamukin
• malamok
• nilalamok
• pamatay-lamok

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈmok/ [lɐˈmok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: la‧mok

Noun

lamók (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜓᜃ᜔) (obsolete)

1. piece of gold or silver; change