putukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From putok + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /puˈtukan/ [pʊˈtu.xɐn] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ukan
    • IPA(key): /putuˈkan/ [pʊ.tʊˈxan] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pu‧tu‧kan

Noun

putukan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. rapid exchange of firing or gunshots
    Synonyms: barilan, pagbabarilan
  2. simultaneous explosions (as of firecrakers)
    Synonym: pagpuputukan

Derived terms

Verb

putukán (complete pinutukan, progressive pinuputukan, contemplative puputukan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to have an explosive burst upon someone; to be hit by an explosion
  2. to be fired on by a gun
  3. (figurative) to become an innocent victim of (something not of his own making)

Conjugation

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