pusok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• posoc — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /puˈsok/ [pʊˈsok̚]
    • Rhymes: -ok
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpusok/ [ˈpuː.sok̚] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: pu‧sok

Noun

pusók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜃ᜔)

1. impetuosity; acting on sudden impulse; excessive spiritedness

   Synonyms: silakbo, dahas, sidhi, sigasig, kapangahasan

2. vehemence; ardor; strong feeling

   Synonyms: karubduban, alab, kaalaban, init, apoy

3. aggressiveness

   Synonym: agresyon

4. (obsolete) burning flame that is difficult to extinguish

   Near-synonym: apoy

Derived terms

• kapusukan
• mapusok

See also

• bugasok
• usok

Further reading

• “pusok”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “pusok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *pusəg, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj.

Noun

pusok

1. navel
2. center

References

• Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landesdrukkerij, p. 158.