ukab

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔukab/ [ˈʔu.xɐb] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ukab
  • IPA^(key): /ʔuˈkab/ [ʔʊˈxab] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: u‧kab

Noun

ukab (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜊ᜔)

1. big cavity left by a bite (especially out of a fruit)

   Synonym: kabkab

2. act of taking a big bite (especially out of a fruit)

Derived terms

• ukaban
• ukabin
• umukab

 

See also

• kagat

Adjective

ukáb (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜊ᜔)

1. having a big bite taken (especially of a fruit)

Tausug

Etymology

Akin to Maranao okab.

Adjective

ukab

1. open

Derived terms

• uukab (“opener”)