pamook

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pamuok

Etymology

From pa- +‎ mook. Also possibly from pang- +‎ book.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pamoˈʔok/ [pɐ.moˈʔok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: pa‧mo‧ok

Noun

pamoók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜓᜂᜃ᜔)

1. fight; scuffle; hand-to-hand combat

   Synonym: pagpapamook

Further reading

• “pamook”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “pamook”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier