balitok
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧li‧tok
Verb
balitok
- to perform a backflip or a somersault
- to tumble
- (figurative, used as a threat) to beat up someone
- (figurative, informal) to tumble or flip over due to a corny joke heard
Synonyms
- (to perform a backflip or a somersault): baktambling
- (to tumble): tambling
Ibaloi
Noun
balitok
Ilocano
Noun
balitók
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baliˈtok/ [bʌ.liˈtok̠̚]
- (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /bariˈtok/ [bʌ.riˈtok̠̚]
- Rhymes: -ok
- Syllabification: ba‧li‧tok
Noun
balitók
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms & variants of balitok
| Southern / Central | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Province | Tadian | balitok, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) balotok |
| Sabangan | balitok, (elderly) balitok / baritok | |
| Northern / Applai | ||
| Mt. Province | Sagada | balitok, (elderly) balitok / baritok, (Tanulong) ghalitok |
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “balitók”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 63
- Allen, Larry (2021) “balitók”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Karao
Noun
balitok
Kayapa Kallahan
Noun
balitok
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- balitoc — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- balatok
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baliˈtok/ [bɐ.lɪˈt̪ok̚], /baˈlitok/ [bɐˈliː.t̪ok̚]
- Rhymes: -ok, -itok
- Syllabification: ba‧li‧tok
Noun
balitók or balitok (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜓᜃ᜔)
- gold ore
- spellbinding by wizardry or witchcraft
See also
References
- “balitok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018