tapilok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

tampilok — obsolete
tipalok — metathesis

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta-piluk, from *ta- (“involuntary action prefix”) + *piluk (“crippled; bent or twisted, of the leg or foot”). See also pilok.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tapiˈlok/, [tɐ.pɪˈlok]
Hyphenation: ta‧pi‧lok

Noun

tapilók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

accidental twisting or sprain of the ankle (due to a wrong step)
Synonyms: tapiyok, pilok

Derived terms

mapatapilok
matapilok
tapilukin

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