sapok

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa(m)puk. Compare Bikol Central sampok and Malay sampok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈpok/ [sɐˈpok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: sa‧pok

Noun

sapók (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

1. punch with a closed fist
2. (boxing) uppercut (upward blow with one's fist)

   Synonym: sumbi

Derived terms

• manapok
• sapukin
• sumapok

 

See also

• sapak
• suntok
• buntal

Anagrams

• kopas, sakop, Pasko, kapos, pasko, pasok