marupok

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ dupok (“(of wood) to rot or become weak”). The 3rd sense is often explained as being a derivative of pokpok (“lewd, skanky”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɾuˈpok/ [mɐ.ɾʊˈpok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: ma‧ru‧pok

Adjective

marupók (plural marurupok, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. weak
  2. brittle; fragile
  3. (colloquial, of a person) frail; easily seduced

See also

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