porke

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish porque (“because”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/, [ˈpoɾ.ke]
  • Hyphenation: por‧ke

Conjunction

pórke (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜍ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. because; just because
    Synonyms: huli, ta, dahil, kawasa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish por qué (“why”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poɾˈke/, [poɾˈke]
  • Hyphenation: por‧ke

Adverb

porké (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜍ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. (rare, interrogative) why
    Synonyms: tano, nata, hadaw, bakin, tadaw

Ladino

Conjunction

porke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פורקי)

  1. because

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish porque.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/ [ˈpoɾ.kɛ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾke
  • Syllabification: por‧ke

Conjunction

porke (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. just because
    Synonym: porket

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “porke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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