tsok

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Etymology

Borrowed from English chalk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃok/ [ˈt͡ʃok]
• IPA^(key): /ˈtsok/ [ˈt͡sok]
• Hyphenation: tsok

Noun

tsók (Basahan spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔)

1. chalk

   Synonym: tisa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English chalk, from Middle English chalk, chalke, from Old English ċealc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, borrowed from Latin calx (“limestone”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”). Doublet of kal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃok/ [ˈt͡ʃok̚]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsok/ [ˈt͡sok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: tsok

Noun

tsok (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃ᜔)

1. chalk (used in blackboards)

   Synonyms: yeso, tisa

Further reading

• “tsok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018