marupok

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ dupok (“(of wood) to rot or become weak”). The 3rd sense is often explained as being a derivative of pokpok (“lewd, skanky”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɾuˈpok/ [mɐ.ɾʊˈpok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: ma‧ru‧pok

Adjective

marupók (plural marurupok, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

1. weak
2. brittle; fragile
3. (colloquial, of a person) frail; easily seduced

Related terms

• karupukan
• rumupok

 

See also

• babasagin