lagok

See also: lag-ok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lag-ok — dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lagʔuk (“swallow; gulp”). Compare Pangasinan lagok, Kapampangan laguk, Bikol Central la-gok, Aklanon eag-ok, Cebuano lad-ok, Hiligaynon lab-ok, Waray-Waray dugal-ok, Malay deguk, and Minangkabau reguk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈɡok/ [lɐˈɣok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: la‧gok

Noun

lagók (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜃ᜔)

1. gulping (of any liquid or beverage)
2. sound of gulping liquid
3. amount of liquid gulped at one time

Derived terms

• lagukan
• lagukin
• lalagukan
• lumagok

 

See also

• laklak
• langga
• lulon
• lunok
• tagok
• ugok

 

Further reading

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