tungkab

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tu(ŋ)kab (cf. Cebuano tukab, Pangasinan tongkab).

Pronunciation

Adjective

tungkáb (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜊ᜔)

  1. dislodged; forced out of position (e.g. a big rock from a mountain side)
  2. forced open; jimmied open (as of a lock)
    Synonym: destrungkado

Derived terms

Noun

tungkáb (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜊ᜔)

  1. act of dislodging; act of forcing out of place
    Synonyms: pagtungkab, pagkatungkab
  2. act of detaching or opening forcibly (as of a lock)
    Synonym: destrungka