tsok

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Etymology

Borrowed from English chalk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃok/ [ˈt͡ʃok]
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsok/ [ˈt͡sok]
  • Hyphenation: tsok

Noun

tsók (Basahan spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. chalk
    Synonym: tisa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English chalk, from Middle English chalk, chalke, from Old English ċealc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, borrowed from Latin calx (“limestone”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”). Doublet of kal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃok/ [ˈt͡ʃok̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsok/ [ˈt͡sok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: tsok

Noun

tsok (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. chalk (used in blackboards)
    Synonyms: yeso, tisa

Further reading

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