paltok

See also: Paltok

English

Noun

paltok

  1. Obsolete spelling of paltock. [14th–16th c.]

Anagrams

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palˈtok/ [pɐlˈt̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: pal‧tok

Noun

paltók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. highland; land high above sea level
    Synonyms: kataasan, gulod
  2. sudden jerk upward; sudden snap (as done by a click beetle)
  3. sound made by a click beetle when it flips upward
  4. sprouting of seeds; germination
  5. (figurative) sprout; growth
  6. hit with a stick, wood, or knife
  7. (dialectal) top; summit (of a hill or mountain)

Derived terms

  • paltukin

Further reading

  • “paltok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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