hukom

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm, “judgment”), possibly through Malay. Compare Kapampangan ukum, Maranao kukum (“to judge”), Tausug hukum (“to judge”), Malay hukum (حكم, “judgment”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧kom
• IPA^(key): /huˈkom/ [huˈkom]

Noun

hukóm

1. (law) judge

   Synonym: huwes

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm, “judgment”), possibly through Malay. Compare Kapampangan ukum, Maranao kukum (“to judge”), Tausug hukum (“to judge”), Malay hukum (حكم, “judgment”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧kom
• IPA^(key): /huˈkom/ [hʊˈkom]

Noun

hukom

1. judgment

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hocom, hucom — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm, “judgment”), possibly through Malay hukum. Compare Kapampangan ukum, Maranao kukum, Tausug hukum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈkom/ [hʊˈxom]
• Rhymes: -om
• Syllabification: hu‧kom

Noun

hukóm (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜓᜋ᜔)

1. (law) judge

   Synonyms: huwes, mahistrado

2. judge of a contest or a dispute settlement

   Synonym: tagahatol

3. (theology) judgement on a sinner

Derived terms

• Araw ng Paghuhukom
• Hukom-Tagapamayapa
• hukuman
• Hukuman sa Paghahabol
• Hukumang Unang Dulugan
• hukumang-militar
• Huling Paghuhukom
• humukom
• ipaghukom
• kahukuman
• Kataas-taasang Hukuman
• maghukom
• mahukom
• Mga Hukom
• paghuhukom
• paghukuman
• pinaghuhukuman

 

Related terms

• hikmat

 

Further reading

• “hukom”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018