gabok

Aklanon

Verb

gabok

1. to rot

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-bek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbok/ [ɡaˈbok]
• Hyphenation: ga‧bok

Adjective

gabók (plural garabok, intensified gabokon, plural intensified garabokon, Basahan spelling ᜄᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. rotten (referring to wood)

   Synonym: rupok

Derived terms

• magabok
• maggabok
• makagabok

 

Mansaka

Adjective

gabok

1. rotten

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• gaboc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabuk (“dust, powder”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbok/ [ɡɐˈbok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: ga‧bok

Noun

gabók (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

1. settled dust; fine, dry earth

   Synonym: alikabok

2. ash

   Synonym: abo

Derived terms

• hakot-gabok
• magabok
• magabukan

 

Related terms

• abok
• alabok
• alikabok
• galabok

 

Anagrams

• bagok, bagko, kabog, bag-ok