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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tum‧bok
- IPA(key): /tumˈbok/
Noun
tumbók
- Alternative form of tambak
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumbuk (“punch; hit”) (cf. Malay tumbuk).
Pronunciation
Adjective
tumbók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)
- hit dead center; directly hit (such as a bullseye hit)
- Synonyms: tama, tukoy, deretso, eksakto
- struck by a pointed object
- Synonyms: sundot, dutdot, duro
- struck or hit in passing (e.g. a standing vehicle hit by a passing car)
- (billiards, pool) hit by a second ball
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Noun
tumbók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)
- direct hit or strike
- Synonym: tama
- strike or hit with the end of a pointed object
- strike in passing; collision (e.g. a standing vehicle hit by a passing car)
- (billiards, pool) act of striking a ball or cue piece with the cue
- Synonyms: tira, pagtira