putukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From putok +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /puˈtukan/ [pʊˈt̪uː.xɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ukan
  • IPA^(key): /putuˈkan/ [pʊ.t̪ʊˈxan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: 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

• tigil-putukan

Verb

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

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		-an
root word		putok
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		putukan
complete		pinutukan
progressive		pinuputukan inaputukan1
contemplative		puputukan aputukan1
imperative		putuki1

¹ Dialectal use only.