EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to knock...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/tu-MUK-tok/
FIL: Ang pagpukpok nang marahan sa isang bagay, lalo na sa pinto, upang makatawag-pansin o magpahiwatig ng pagdating.
EN: to knock
What the delivery guy does when your doorbell is broken. It's less common than "kumatok," but it means the same thing. Think of it as the sound "tok tok tok" turned into a verb.
ROOT MEANING: peak, summit, top
"Kumatok" is the more common verb for "to knock." "Tumuktok" is a valid but less frequent alternative.
🇵🇭 Tumuktok siya ng tatlong beses bago binuksan ang pinto.
🇺🇸 He knocked three times before the door was opened.
🇵🇭 Sino ang tumuktok kagabi?
🇺🇸 Who knocked last night?
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.