putukan
Tagalog
Etymology
From putok + -an.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧tu‧kan
- IPA(key): /puˈtukan/, [pʊˈtu.xɐn] (noun)
- IPA(key): /putuˈkan/, [pʊ.tʊˈxan] (verb)
Noun
putukan
- rapid exchange of firing or gunshots
- Synonyms: barilan, pagbabarilan
- simultaneous explosions (as of firecrakers)
- Synonym: pagpuputukan
Derived terms
- tigil-putukan
Verb
putukán (complete pinutukan, progressive pinuputukan, contemplative puputukan)
- to have an explosive burst upon someone; to be hit by an explosion
- to be fired on by a gun
- (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. |