pusok
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== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
posoc — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog)
IPA(key): /puˈsok/ [pʊˈsok̚]
Rhymes: -ok
IPA(key): /ˈpusok/ [ˈpuː.sok̚] (obsolete)
Syllabification: pu‧sok
=== Noun ===
pusók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐᜓᜃ᜔)
impetuosity; acting on sudden impulse; excessive spiritedness
Synonyms: silakbo, dahas, sidhi, sigasig, kapangahasan
vehemence; ardor; strong feeling
Synonyms: karubduban, alab, kaalaban, init, apoy
aggressiveness
Synonym: agresyon
(obsolete) burning flame that is difficult to extinguish
Near-synonym: apoy
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“pusok”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“pusok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
== Toba Batak ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Batak *pusəg, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pusəj.
=== Noun ===
pusok
navel
center
=== References ===
Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landesdrukkerij, p. 158.