lagok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lagʔuk (“swallow; gulp”). Compare Pangasinan lagok, Kapampangan laguk, Bikol Central la-gok, Aklanon eag-ok, Cebuano lad-ok, Hiligaynon lab-ok, Waray-Waray dugal-ok, Malay deguk, and Minangkabau reguk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈɡok/, [lɐˈɣok]
  • Hyphenation: la‧gok

Noun

lagók (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. gulping (of any liquid or beverage)
  2. sound of gulping liquid
  3. amount of liquid gulped at one time

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “lagok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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