luklok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk (to sit, be seated). Compare Kapampangan lukluk (to sit on) and Malay duduk (sitting).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lukˈlok/ [lʊkˈlok]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: luk‧lok

Noun

luklók (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. assumption of a position; taking over of an office (of an official, minister, etc.)
  2. sitting; sitting down
    Synonyms: upo, pag-upo
  3. taro leaves; gabi leaves

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • luklok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*dukduk₃”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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