sapok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa(m)puk. Compare Bikol Central sampok and Malay sampok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈpok/, [sɐˈpok]
• Hyphenation: sa‧pok

Noun

sapók (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

1. punch with a closed fist
2. (boxing) uppercut (upward blow with one's fist)

   Synonym: sumbi

Derived terms

• manapok
• sapukin
• sumapok

 

See also

• sapak
• suntok
• buntal