lahok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahuk (“mixed, as foods”). Compare Ilocano laok, Pangasinan laok, Bikol Central lahok, and Malay lauk.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈhok/ [lɐˈhok]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: la‧hok

Noun

lahók (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜑᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. participation (as in a contest)
    Synonyms: sali, pagsali
  2. participant; entry (as in a game or contest)
    Synonyms: sali, kasali
  3. ingredient (food)
    Synonyms: sahog, panahog
  4. something added into a mixture
    Synonym: halo
  5. mixing
    Synonyms: paghahalo, pagdaragdag

Derived terms
  • ilahok
  • ipanlahok
  • kalahok
  • lahukan
  • lahukan
  • lumahok
  • magkalahok
  • maglahok
  • paglahok
  • paglahukin

Further reading
  • “lahok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*lahuk”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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