tumbok

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Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tum‧bok
  • IPA(key): /tumˈbok/

Noun

tumbók

  1. Alternative form of tambak

Tagalog

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuk (“punch; hit”) (cf. Malay tumbuk).

Pronunciation

Adjective

tumbók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. hit dead center; directly hit (such as a bullseye hit)
    Synonyms: tama, tukoy, deretso, eksakto
  2. struck by a pointed object
    Synonyms: sundot, dutdot, duro
  3. struck or hit in passing (e.g. a standing vehicle hit by a passing car)
  4. (billiards, pool) hit by a second ball

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Noun

tumbók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. direct hit or strike
    Synonym: tama
  2. strike or hit with the end of a pointed object
  3. strike in passing; collision (e.g. a standing vehicle hit by a passing car)
  4. (billiards, pool) act of striking a ball or cue piece with the cue
    Synonyms: tira, pagtira
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