mandurukot

Aklanon

Etymology

mang- +‎ dukot

Noun

mandurúkot

1. pickpocket

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mandudukot
• manrurukot — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From man- +‎ dukot with initial reduplication of the root dukot.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /manduˈɾukot/ [mɐn̪.d̪ʊˈɾuː.xot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ukot
• Syllabification: man‧du‧ru‧kot

Noun

mandurukot (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

1. pickpocket

   Synonyms: magnanakaw, manduduwit, mang-uumit, (slang) dorobo

   • 1988, Reynaldo Arquero Duque, Jose Asia Bragado, Hermilinda T. Lingbaoan, GUMIL Metro Manila, Kurditan:

     Pinitserahan ni Charlie ang mandurukot sabay ipit ng kanang bisig niya ang leeg nito. Hinablot niya agad ang pitaka saka ibinulsa.

     Charlie took a picture of the pickpocket while he clasped his arm. He immediately grabbed the wallet and placed it on his pocket.

   • 1996, Rosario de Guzman- Lingat, Kung wala na ang tag-araw: Ano ngayon, Ricky?, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN, page 34:

     Sabay sa pagpihit ni Maneng, walang salitang binuntal siya sa mukha. Napahiga si Victor sa mga taong nakatayo sa kanyang likuran. "Mandurukot!" sigaw ni Maneng. At isa pa uling suntok. Nagkagulo sa sasakyan.

     As Maneng steered hard, he was speechlessly hit on the face. Victor lay down on the people standing behind him. Pickpocket! Maneng shouted. And another punched. A commotion broke out inside the vehicle.

2. thief

   Synonym: magnanakaw

   • 1982, Lázaro Francisco, Maganda pa ang daigdig, Ateneo University Press, →ISBN, page 3:

     Nakatayo ang magninang sa mataong gilid ng Simbahan ng Kiyapo at nag-aabang ng taksi upang pahatid sa Ospital Heneral nang biglang labnutin ang handbag ni Miss Sanchez ng isang mandurukot.

     She and her godmother are standing in a corner full of people at Quiapo Church and are waiting for a taxi to bring them to the Philippine General Hospital when a thief snatched her bag.

Verb

mandurukot (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

1. contemplative aspect of mandukot

Related terms

• dukutan
• madukutan

Further reading

• “mandurukot” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021