impok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 蔭 (ìm, “to protect; to shelter”) + Hokkien 寶 (pó, “treasure”), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: im‧pok
  • IPA(key): /ʔimˈpok/, [ʔɪmˈpok]

Noun

impók (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. savings; money saved (for the future)
    Synonyms: ipon, tipid
  2. act of saving money for the future; act of accumulating money by thrift
    Synonyms: pag-iimpok, pagtitipid, pag-iipon, pagtitipon, pagdedeposito, paglalagak
  3. (obsolete) gift from a father to his infant child (when it is brought to him)
  4. (obsolete) poverty
    Synonyms: kahirapan, karalitaan, pagdaralita, karukhaan, pagdurukha, (obsolete) damot
  5. (obsolete) thrift; economy
  6. (obsolete) act of remaining or staying

Derived terms
  • impukin
  • mag-impok
  • maimpok
  • mapag-impok
  • pag-iimpok
  • pag-impok

References
  • “impok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 27
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