subok

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧bok

Noun

subok (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. (botany) the pith; the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *subuk. Compare Ilocano subok and Pangasinan sobok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsubok/ [ˈsuː.bok̠̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ubok
  • IPA^(key): /suˈbok/ [sʊˈbok̠̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: su‧bok

Noun

subok (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. trial; testing; test; attempt

   Synonyms: ato, pag-ato, tangka, pruweba, pagpruweba

2. sampling; tasting (of the taste of food)

   Synonyms: tikim, pagtikim

3. trying on of clothes, footwear, etc.

   Synonyms: sukat, pagsusukat

4. spying; secret observation or watching

Derived terms

• magpasubok
• magpasubok-subok
• magsubok
• manubok
• manunubok
• mapasubok
• masubukan
• pagsubok
• pagsusubok
• panunubok
• subukan
• subukin
• sumubok

Adjective

subók (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. already tested; already proven (usually with na)