"tokhang" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /tokˈhaŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [t̪okˈhaŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: tokháng [canonical], ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Cebuano tokhang. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|ceb|tokhang}} Borrowed from Cebuano tokhang Head templates: {{tl-noun|tokháng|b=+}} tokháng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜃ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔), {{tlb|tl|slang}} (slang)
  1. (law enforcement) knocking on a suspected drug trafficker or drug addict's home to persuade them to surrender and stop their illegal activities Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tokhang-tl-noun--VHZjwF2 Categories (other): Law enforcement, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 24 10 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 25 10 21 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 57 43 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 46 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 54 46 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. 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 Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tokhang-tl-noun-eZCq9JQt Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 24 10 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 25 10 21 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 46 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 54 46
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