istrowk

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English stroke, from Middle English strok, stroke, from Old English strāc.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔisˈtɾowk/ [ʔɪsˈt̪ɾoʊ̯k]
  • Rhymes: -owk
  • Syllabification: is‧trowk

Noun

istrówk (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜏ᜔ᜃ᜔)

  1. stroke (blow; hit)
    Synonym: hampas
  2. stroke (single movement with a tool; impact of a tool on an object)
    Synonyms: estilo, paraan
  3. (tennis) stroke (hitting of a ball with a racket)
    Synonyms: palo, hampas
  4. (swimming) stroke (movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water)
    Synonym: kampay
  5. (medicine) stroke (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted)
    Synonyms: atake, apoplehiya

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