tapilok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tampilok — obsolete
  • tipalok — metathesis

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-piluk, from *ta- (“involuntary action prefix”) + *piluk (“crippled; bent or twisted, of the leg or foot”). See also pilok.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tapiˈlok/ [t̪ɐ.pɪˈlok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: ta‧pi‧lok

Noun

tapilók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. accidental twisting or sprain of the ankle (due to a wrong step)
    Synonyms: tapiyok, pilok

Derived terms

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