utak

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog utak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔutak/ [ˈʔu.tak]
• Hyphenation: u‧tak

Noun

útak (Basahan spelling ᜂᜆᜃ᜔) (Tagalog-influenced)

1. (anatomy) brain

   Synonym: hutok

2. (figuratively) intelligence, intellect

   Synonyms: dunong, tali, tadong

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

utak

1. (anatomy) brain

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *eták.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧tak
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈtak/ [ʔuˈtak]

Noun

uták

1. knife

   Synonym: kutsilyo

2. bolo

   Synonym: binangon

Hungarian

Etymology

út +‎ -ak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈutɒk]
• Hyphenation: utak

Noun

utak

1. nominative plural of út

Javanese

Alternative forms

• utěk

Etymology

From Malay utak, from Proto-Malayic *utək, *utak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.

Noun

utak

1. (anatomy) brain

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈutək/ [ˈuː.tək]
• Hyphenation: u‧tak

Noun

utak

1. (anatomy) brain

Descendants

• → Tagalog: utak

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /utaʔ/
• Rhymes: -utaʔ, -taʔ, -aʔ

Noun

utak (plural utak-utak, informal 1st possessive utakku, 2nd possessive utakmu, 3rd possessive utaknya)

1. Obsolete form of otak.

Tagalog

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Kapampangan utak (due to Proto-Philippine *ə becoming Tagalog *i, which would be *utik if inherited directly from Proto-Philippine), from Proto-Philippine *hutək (cf. Ibatan hotek, Ilocano utek, Pangasinan otek, Kapampangan utak, Bikol Central hutok, Cebuano utok, Tausug utuk), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək (cf. Malay otak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔutak/ [ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -utak
• Syllabification: u‧tak

Noun

utak (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜃ᜔)

1. (anatomy) brain; encephalon

   Synonym: ensepalo

2. (anatomy) bone marrow; medulla
3. (figuratively) intellect; mental ability; intelligence; brains

   Synonyms: talino, ulo

4. (figuratively) mastermind

   Synonym: puno

Derived terms

• mababaw ang utak
• mautak
• mautakan
• may-utak
• sabaw ang utak
• utak sa buto
• utak-lamok
• utakan
• utakin
• walang utak

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• kuta, tuka

Yogad

Noun

uták

1. brain