loko-loko
التعريفات والمعاني
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
Reduplication of loko.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /loˌko loˈko/ [l̪oˌko l̪oˈko]
Hyphenation: lo‧ko‧lo‧ko
=== Adjective ===
lokó-lokó (Basahan spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓᜎᜓᜃᜓ)
crazy; insane
Synonyms: bua-bua, kapay-kapay
==== Derived terms ====
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Reduplication of loko. Can be interpreted as “behaving like someone crazy; crazy-like”.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /loˌko loˈko/ [loˌxo loˈxo]
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: lo‧ko-lo‧ko
==== Adjective ====
lokó-lokó (feminine loka-loka, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓᜎᜓᜃᜓ)
(mildly derogatory) crazy; insane; deranged
Synonyms: baliw, ulol, buwang, sira-ulo, medyo-medyo, hibang; see also Thesaurus:baliw
(mildly derogatory) foolish; idiotic
Synonyms: gago, loko, sira-ulo, tarantado, tanga
mischievous
Synonyms: pilyo, makulit, sutil, pasaway
===== Alternative forms =====
luko-luko
luku-luko — superseded, pre-2014
lukuluko
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌloko ˈloko/ [ˌloː.xo ˈloː.xo]
Rhymes: -oko
Syllabification: lo‧ko-lo‧ko
==== Noun ====
loko-loko (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜓᜎᜓᜃᜓ)
alternative form of luko-luko
=== Further reading ===
“loko-loko”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“loko-loko”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018