abok

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Alangan

Noun

abok

  1. (anatomy) hair

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *qabuk, from Proto-Philippine *qabuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabuk.

Pronunciation

Noun

abók (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. dust
  2. ash; cinder
    Synonyms: abo, titis
  3. powder
    Synonyms: pulbos, polbo

Derived terms

Further reading

  • abok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • abok”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qabuk”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI