Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog utak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔutak/ [ˈʔu.tak]
  • Hyphenation: u‧tak

Noun

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útak (Basahan spelling ᜂᜆᜃ᜔) (Tagalog-influenced)

  1. (anatomy) brain
    Synonym: hutok
  2. (figuratively) intelligence, intellect
    Synonyms: dunong, tali, tadong

Dupaningan Agta

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utak

  1. (anatomy) brain

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *eták.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: u‧tak
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈtak/ [ʔuˈtak]

Noun

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uták

  1. knife
    Synonym: kutsilyo
  2. bolo
    Synonym: binangon

Hungarian

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Etymology

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út +‎ -ak

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈutɒk]
  • Hyphenation: utak

Noun

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utak

  1. nominative plural of út

Javanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.

Noun

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utak

  1. (anatomy) brain

Kapampangan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈutək/ [ˈuː.tək]
  • Hyphenation: u‧tak

Noun

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utak

  1. (anatomy) brain

Descendants

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  • Tagalog: utak

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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utak (plural utak-utak, informal 1st possessive utakku, 2nd possessive utakmu, 3rd possessive utaknya)

  1. Obsolete form of otak.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Most likely borrowed from Kapampangan utak (due to Proto-Philippine becoming Tagalog *i, which would be *utik if inherited directly from Proto-Philippine), from Proto-Philippine *hutək (cf. Ibatan hotek, Ilocano utek, Pangasinan otek, Kapampangan utak, Bikol Central hutok, Cebuano utok, Tausug utuk), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək (cf. Malay otak).

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utak (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜃ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) brain; encephalon
    Synonym: ensepalo
  2. (anatomy) bone marrow; medulla
  3. (figuratively) intellect; mental ability; intelligence; brains
    Synonyms: talino, ulo
  4. (figuratively) mastermind
    Synonym: puno

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • utak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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Yogad

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Noun

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uták

  1. brain