tsokaran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• chokaran

Etymology

Final syllable metathesis of karantso.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈkaɾan/ [t͡ʃoˈxaː.ɾɐn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tsoˈkaɾan/ [t̪soˈxaː.ɾɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aɾan
• Syllabification: tso‧ka‧ran

Noun

tsokaran (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜇᜈ᜔)

1. (slang) gangmate
2. (slang) friend

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kaibigan

Derived terms

• tso

 

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎^[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

Anagrams

• karantso