nenok

Tagalog

Etymology

From backslang of kunin. Also possibly a blend of nakaw (“steal”) +‎ English took, according to Zorc (1993).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnenok/ [ˈn̪ɛː.n̪ok̚]
• Rhymes: -enok
• Syllabification: ne‧nok

Adjective

nenok (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

1. (slang, back slang) stolen

   Synonym: nakaw

Derived terms

• inenok

 

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN