tokhang

== Bikol Central == === Etymology === Borrowed from Cebuano tokhang, after Oplan Tokhang, from tuktok +‎ hangyo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtokhaŋ/ [ˈtok.haŋ] Hyphenation: tok‧hang === Verb === tókhang (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔) (neologism) (of law enforcement) to knock on a suspected drug trafficker or drug addict's home to persuade them to surrender and stop their illegal activities (slang) to fall victim to extrajudicial killing; to die by summary execution, allegedly carried out by the police or a vigilante, due to involvement in the illegal drug trade (often humorous) to have someone or arrested or detained == Cebuano == === Etymology === After Oplan Tokhang, from tuktok +‎ hangyo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtokhaŋ/ [ˈt̪ok.hɐŋ] Hyphenation: tok‧hang === Verb === tókhang (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔) (neologism) (of law enforcement) to knock on a suspected drug trafficker or drug addict's home to persuade them to surrender and stop their illegal activities (slang) to fall victim to extrajudicial killing; to die by summary execution, allegedly carried out by the police or a vigilante, due to involvement in the illegal drug trade (often humorous) to have someone or arrested or detained == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Cebuano tokhang, after Oplan Tokhang, from tuktok +‎ hangyo. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tokˈhaŋ/ [t̪okˈhaŋ] Rhymes: -aŋ Syllabification: tok‧hang === Noun === tokháng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔) (slang) (law enforcement) knocking on a suspected drug trafficker or drug addict's home to persuade them to surrender and stop their illegal activities falling victim to extrajudicial killing; death by summary execution, allegedly carried out by the police or a vigilante, due to alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade === Further reading === “tokhang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025