tumbok

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tum‧bok
• IPA^(key): /tumˈbok/, [tumˈbok]

Noun

tumbók

1. Alternative form of tambak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tomboc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuk (“punch; hit”) (cf. Malay tumbuk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tumˈbok/ [tʊmˈbok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: tum‧bok

Adjective

tumbók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. hit dead center; directly hit (such as a bullseye hit)

   Synonyms: tama, tukoy, deretso, eksakto

2. struck by a pointed object

   Synonyms: sundot, dutdot, duro

3. struck or hit in passing (e.g. a standing vehicle hit by a passing car)
4. (billiards, pool) hit by a second ball

Derived terms

• katumbukan
• matumbok
• tumbukin

 

See also

• karambola

Noun

tumbók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. direct hit or strike

   Synonym: tama

2. strike or hit with the end of a pointed object
3. strike in passing; collision (e.g. a standing vehicle hit by a passing car)
4. (billiards, pool) act of striking a ball or cue piece with the cue

   Synonyms: tira, pagtira