tuktok

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tuk‧tok
• IPA^(key): /ˈtuktok/, [ˈtuk.tok]

Noun

tuktok

1. knock
2. mince, chop

   Synonym: tadtad

Derived terms

• magtuktok
• tuktokan
• tuktokon

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tuk‧tok
• IPA^(key): /ˈtuktok/, [ˈt̪uk.t̪ok]

Verb

tuktok

1. to knock on something
2. to strike with the beak

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tukˈtok/ [tʊkˈtok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: tuk‧tok

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk (“top, summit, crown”). Compare Hiligaynon toktok and Sambali toktok. Doublet of tuntong.

Noun

tuktók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

1. peak; summit; topmost

   Synonyms: taluktok, tugatog, rurok, kaitaasan, apoheo

2. top or crown of the head
3. (euphemistic) brain

   Synonyms: utak, kukote

Derived terms

• masiraan ng tuktok
• may apoy sa tuktok
• sira ang tuktok

 

Related terms

• taluktok

 

See also

• bumbunan

Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk (“to knock, pound, beat; crush”).

Noun

tuktók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

1. knock; knocking (on a door, surface, etc.)

   Synonyms: katok, pagkatok, kalatok, kalatog, kalatag

2. repeated peck with a beak or bill (of a bird)

   Synonyms: tuka, pagtuka

3. marks made by repeated pecking
4. game whereby the heads of two eggs are knocked together and the broken egg holder loses

Derived terms

• pagtuktok
• pantuktok
• panuktok
• tuktukin
• tumuktok

 

Related terms

• taguktok

 

See also

• lagutok

 

Further reading

• “tuktok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tuktuk₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*tuktuk₃”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk.

Noun

tuktok

1. beak