tungkab

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tu(ŋ)kab (cf. Cebuano tukab, Pangasinan tongkab).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tuŋˈkab/, [tʊŋˈkab]
  • Hyphenation: tung‧kab

Adjective[edit]

tungkáb (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜊ᜔)

  1. dislodged; forced out of position (e.g. a big rock from a mountain side)
  2. forced open; jimmied open (as of a lock)
    Synonym: destrungkado

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

tungkáb (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜊ᜔)

  1. act of dislodging; act of forcing out of place
    Synonyms: pagtungkab, pagkatungkab
  2. act of detaching or opening forcibly (as of a lock)
    Synonym: destrungka
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