putukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From putok +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /puˈtukan/ [pʊˈtu.xɐn] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ukan
  • IPA^(key): /putuˈkan/ [pʊ.tʊˈxan] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pu‧tu‧kan

Noun

putukan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

1. rapid exchange of firing or gunshots

   Synonyms: barilan, pagbabarilan

2. simultaneous explosions (as of firecrakers)

   Synonym: pagpuputukan

Derived terms

• tigil-putukan

Verb

putukán (complete pinutukan, progressive pinuputukan, contemplative puputukan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

1. to have an explosive burst upon someone; to be hit by an explosion
2. to be fired on by a gun
3. (figurative) to become an innocent victim of (something not of his own making)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for putukan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	putok		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
putukan	pinutukan	pinuputukan inaputukan1	puputukan aputukan1	putuki1
1 Dialectal use only.