subok

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: su‧bok

Noun

subok

  1. (botany) the pith; the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *subuk. Compare Ilocano subok and Pangasinan sobok.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈsubok/ [ˈsuː.bok̚] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ubok
    • IPA(key): /suˈbok/ [sʊˈbok̚] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: su‧bok

Noun

subok (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. trial; testing; test; attempt
    Synonyms: ato, pag-ato, tangka, pruweba, pagpruweba
  2. sampling; tasting (of the taste of food)
    Synonyms: tikim, pagtikim
  3. trying on of clothes, footwear, etc.
    Synonyms: sukat, pagsusukat
  4. spying; secret observation or watching

Derived terms

  • magpasubok
  • magpasubok-subok
  • magsubok
  • manubok
  • manunubok
  • mapasubok
  • masubukan
  • pagsubok
  • pagsusubok
  • panunubok
  • subukan
  • subukin
  • sumubok

Adjective

subók (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. already tested; already proven (usually with na)
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