subukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From subok + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /suˈbukan/ [sʊˈbu.xɐn] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -ukan
    • IPA(key): /subuˈkan/ [sʊ.bʊˈxan] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: su‧bu‧kan

Verb

subukan (complete sinubukan, progressive sinusubukan, contemplative susubukan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to try; to attempt; to try out
    Synonyms: atuhan, purbahan
  2. to taste; to sample the taste of
    Synonym: tikman
  3. to spy on; to observe or watch secretly

Conjugation

  • magsubok
  • sumubok

Noun

subukán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. act of pitting each other's strength, skill, ability, etc.
    Synonym: pagsusubukan
  2. place for audition
  3. testing ground

See also

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