abok

Alangan

Noun

abok

1. (anatomy) hair

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *qabuk, from Proto-Philippine *qabuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabuk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbok/, [ʔɐˈbok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: a‧bok

Noun

abók (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. dust
2. ash; cinder

   Synonyms: abo, titis

3. powder

   Synonyms: pulbos, polbo

Derived terms

• abukan
• abukanin
• abukin

 

Related terms

• alabok
• alikabok
• gabok
• galabok

 

Further reading

• “abok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “abok”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qabuk”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary