suok

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧ok

Noun

suok

1. a corner; specifically the interior corner

   Synonyms: eskina, kanto, korner

2. a nook

Minangkabau

Etymology

Compare Malay suap (“mouthful”). The "right" sense is likely from a reanalysis of tangan suok (“right hand”, literally “hand for taking a mouthful”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

suok

1. right side or direction

   Antonym: kida

2. mouthful (the amount that will fit in a mouth)

Adjective

suok

1. right (of direction)

Verb

suok

1. to take a mouthful (of food)