nenok

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From backslang of kunin. Also possibly a blend of nakaw (“steal”) +‎ English took, according to Zorc (1993).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnenok/, [ˈnɛ.nok]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧nok

Adjective[edit]

nenok (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. (slang, back slang) stolen
    Synonym: nakaw

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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