lahok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lahoc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lahuk (“mixed, as foods”). Compare Ilocano laok, Pangasinan laok, Bikol Central lahok, and Malay lauk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈhok/ [lɐˈhok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: la‧hok

Noun

lahók (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜑᜓᜃ᜔)

1. participation (as in a contest)

   Synonyms: sali, pagsali

2. participant; entry (as in a game or contest)

   Synonyms: sali, kasali

3. ingredient (food)

   Synonyms: sahog, panahog

4. something added into a mixture

   Synonym: halo

5. mixing

   Synonyms: paghahalo, pagdaragdag

Derived terms

• ilahok
• ipanlahok
• kalahok
• lahukan
• lahukan
• lumahok
• magkalahok
• maglahok
• paglahok
• paglahukin

 

Further reading

• “lahok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lahuk”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI