pusok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /puˈsok/ [pʊˈsok̚]
      • Rhymes: -ok
    • IPA(key): /ˈpusok/ [ˈpuː.sok̚] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: pu‧sok

Noun

pusók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. impetuosity; acting on sudden impulse; excessive spiritedness
    Synonyms: silakbo, dahas, sidhi, sigasig, kapangahasan
  2. vehemence; ardor; strong feeling
    Synonyms: karubduban, alab, kaalaban, init, apoy
  3. aggressiveness
    Synonym: agresyon
  4. (obsolete) burning flame that is difficult to extinguish
    Near-synonym: apoy

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *pusəg, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj.

Noun

pusok

  1. navel
  2. center

References

  • Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landesdrukkerij, p. 158.