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

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

Derived terms

Verb

putukán (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

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