nenok

Tagalog

Etymology

From backslang of kunin. Also possibly a blend of nakaw (“steal”) +‎ English took, according to Zorc (1993).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnenok/ [ˈn̪ɛː.n̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -enok
  • Syllabification: ne‧nok

Adjective

nenok (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. (slang, back slang) stolen
    Synonym: nakaw

Derived terms

  • inenok

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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