porke

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish porque (“because”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/
  • Hyphenation: por‧ke

Conjunction

pórke

  1. because; just because
    Synonyms: huli, ta, dahil, kawasa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish por qué (“why”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poɾˈke/
  • Hyphenation: por‧ke

Adverb

porké

  1. (rare, interrogative) why
    Synonyms: tano, nata, hadaw, bakin, tadaw

Ladino

Conjunction

porke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פורקי‎)

  1. because

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish porque.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: por‧ke
  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾke/, [ˈpoɾ.kɛ]

Conjunction

porke

  1. just because

Derived terms
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