putukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From putok +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /puˈtukan/, [pʊˈtu.xɐn] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /putuˈkan/, [pʊ.tʊˈxan] (verb)
  • Hyphenation: pu‧tu‧kan

Noun

putukan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. rapid exchange of firing or gunshots
    Synonyms: barilan, pagbabarilan
  2. simultaneous explosions (as of firecrakers)
    Synonym: pagpuputukan

Derived terms

Verb

putukán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜃᜈ᜔, complete pinutukan, progressive pinuputukan, contemplative puputukan)

  1. to have an explosive burst upon someone; to be hit by an explosion
  2. to be fired on by a gun
  3. (figurative) to become an innocent victim of (something not of his own making)

Conjugation
Verb conjugation for putukan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an putok object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
putukan pinutukan pinuputukan
inaputukan1		 puputukan
aputukan1		 putuki1
1 Dialectal use only.
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