"utak" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔutak/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜂᜆᜃ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -utak Etymology: Most likely borrowed from Kapampangan utak (due to Proto-Philippine *ə becoming Tagalog *i, which would be *utik if inherited directly from Proto-Philippine), from Proto-Philippine *hutək (cf. Ibatan hotek, Ilocano utek, Pangasinan otek, Kapampangan utak, Bikol Central hutok, Cebuano utok, Tausug utuk), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək (cf. Malay otak). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|pam|utak|nocap=1}} borrowed from Kapampangan utak, {{der|tl|phi-pro|*hutək}} Proto-Philippine *hutək, {{cog|ivb|hotek}} Ibatan hotek, {{cog|ilo|utek}} Ilocano utek, {{cog|pag|otek}} Pangasinan otek, {{cog|pam|utak}} Kapampangan utak, {{cog|bcl|hutok}} Bikol Central hutok, {{cog|ceb|utok}} Cebuano utok, {{cog|tsg|utuk}} Tausug utuk, {{der|tl|poz-pro|*hutək}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, {{cog|ms|otak}} Malay otak Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} utak (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜆᜃ᜔)
  1. (anatomy) brain; encephalon Synonyms: ensepalo
    Sense id: en-utak-tl-noun-J4s138iU Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Brain Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 30 27 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 22 20 32 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 23 21 30 25 Disambiguation of Brain: 64 6 22 8 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) bone marrow; medulla
    Sense id: en-utak-tl-noun-m3i9XGMp Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 30 27 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 22 20 32 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 23 21 30 25 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (figuratively) intellect; mental ability; intelligence; brains Tags: figuratively Synonyms: talino, ulo
    Sense id: en-utak-tl-noun-h9DzToLh Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 30 27 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 22 20 32 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 22 21 33 25 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 23 21 30 25
  4. (figuratively) mastermind Tags: figuratively Synonyms: puno
    Sense id: en-utak-tl-noun-UeTmUAM0 Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 21 23 30 27 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 22 20 32 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 23 21 30 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mababaw ang utak, mautak, mautakan, may-utak, sabaw ang utak, utak sa buto, utak-lamok, utakan, utakin, walang utak
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      "word": "mababaw ang utak"
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      "word": "mautakan"
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    {
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      "word": "may-utak"
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    {
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      "word": "sabaw ang utak"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "utak sa buto"
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    {
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      "word": "utak-lamok"
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      "word": "utakan"
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      "word": "utakin"
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    {
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      "name": "bor+"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Philippine *hutək",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "expansion": "Ilocano utek",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜂᜆᜃ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
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    }
  ],
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    "u‧tak"
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "(anatomy) brain; encephalon"
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          "_dis": "13 6 5 21 11 11 14 19",
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          "anatomy",
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          "bone marrow",
          "bone marrow"
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          "medulla",
          "medulla"
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        "(anatomy) bone marrow; medulla"
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        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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          "_dis": "22 21 33 25",
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "intellect; mental ability; intelligence; brains"
      ],
      "id": "en-utak-tl-noun-h9DzToLh",
      "links": [
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          "intellect",
          "intellect"
        ],
        [
          "mental",
          "mental"
        ],
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ],
        [
          "intelligence",
          "intelligence"
        ],
        [
          "brains",
          "brains"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) intellect; mental ability; intelligence; brains"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "talino"
        },
        {
          "word": "ulo"
        }
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "mastermind"
      ],
      "id": "en-utak-tl-noun-UeTmUAM0",
      "links": [
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          "mastermind",
          "mastermind"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) mastermind"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puno"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔutak/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-utak"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "word": "mababaw ang utak"
    },
    {
      "word": "mautak"
    },
    {
      "word": "mautakan"
    },
    {
      "word": "may-utak"
    },
    {
      "word": "sabaw ang utak"
    },
    {
      "word": "utak sa buto"
    },
    {
      "word": "utak-lamok"
    },
    {
      "word": "utakan"
    },
    {
      "word": "utakin"
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      "word": "walang utak"
    }
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        "3": "utak",
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      "name": "bor+"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Ilocano utek",
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "pam",
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      "expansion": "Kapampangan utak",
      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "utok"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "tsg",
        "2": "utuk"
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      "expansion": "Tausug utuk",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "otak"
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    "u‧tak"
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    {
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        "u‧tak"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "tl:Anatomy"
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        "brain; encephalon"
      ],
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          "brain",
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        "(anatomy) brain; encephalon"
      ],
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        {
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        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "tl:Anatomy"
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        "bone marrow; medulla"
      ],
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          "bone marrow",
          "bone marrow"
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          "medulla",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) bone marrow; medulla"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intellect; mental ability; intelligence; brains"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intellect",
          "intellect"
        ],
        [
          "mental",
          "mental"
        ],
        [
          "ability",
          "ability"
        ],
        [
          "intelligence",
          "intelligence"
        ],
        [
          "brains",
          "brains"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) intellect; mental ability; intelligence; brains"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "talino"
        },
        {
          "word": "ulo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mastermind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mastermind",
          "mastermind"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) mastermind"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puno"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔutak/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔuː.t̪ɐk̚]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-utak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "utak"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tagalog dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-07-20 using wiktextract (ed078bd and 3c020d2). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.