tsokaran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • chokaran

Etymology

Final syllable metathesis of karantso.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃoˈkaɾan/ [t͡ʃoˈxaː.ɾɐn̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsoˈkaɾan/ [t͡soˈxaː.ɾɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aɾan
  • Syllabification: tso‧ka‧ran

Noun

tsokaran (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. (slang) gangmate
  2. (slang) friend
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kaibigan

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

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