turok

See also: Turok

Bura Mabang

Etymology

Cognate to turuk (“penis”).

Noun

turok

  1. (Kodoi dialect) stick, wand

References
  • In Hot Pursuit of Language in Prehistory: Essays in the four fields of anthropology (in honor of Harold Crane Fleming), edited by John D. Bengtson

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tə(n)duk. Doublet of tundok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɾok/, [ˈtu.ɾok]
  • Hyphenation: tu‧rok

Noun

turok (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. act of piercing with a pointed object (such as a pin or needle)
    Synonyms: tusok, pagtusok, duro, pagduro, sundot, pagsundot
  2. act of giving an injection
  3. small puncture or hole (made with a pin or needle)
    Synonyms: duro, tusok, sundot
    Synonyms: ineksiyon, pag-iineksiyon
  4. (medicine) injection
    Synonym: ineksiyon
  5. young stag with horns just beginning to sprout
    Synonym: salindayaw

Derived terms
  • iturok
  • magpaturok
  • magturok
  • maturok
  • pagturok
  • pagtuturok
  • paturok
  • paturok
  • paturukan
  • tumurok
  • turukan

See also

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