dupok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rupok

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rəpək (“brittle, friable”). Compare Ilocano reppek (“crushed; shattered”) and Malay repak (“fragile”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /duˈpok/ [d̪ʊˈpok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: du‧pok

Noun

dupók (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

1. weakness; fragility; frailty; brittleness

   Synonyms: huna, kahunaan, hina, kahinaan

Derived terms

• dumupok
• marupok
• marupukan
• rumupok

 

See also

• gapo
• gapok

 

Adjective

dupók (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

1. weak (due to decay)

   Synonym: gato