sukod

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano sukod (“dimension; measure”). Compare Kapampangan sukad (“measure”) and Maranao sokod.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsukod/ [ˈsuː.xod̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ukod
• Syllabification: su‧kod

Noun

sukod (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜇ᜔) (neologism)

1. meter (measuring instrument)
2. dimension

Derived terms

• initsukod
• sukuran

 

Further reading

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL