Mokaon o moinom

to ingestverb

Alternative meanings

To eat, drink, or take a substance into the body through the mouth.

Pronunciation

moh-KA-on or moh-ee-NOM

Root and affixes

Built from mokaon, to eat, and moinom, to drink or take. The expression covers the general idea of ingesting food, drinks, or substances.

Variants or conjugations

mokaon = to eat; moinom = to drink or take; mitulon = swallowed; pag-inom = intake of liquids or medicine.

Related words and expressions

pagkaon = food; inom = drink; tambal = medicine; lawas = body.

Meaning and usage notes

For ingesting food, use mokaon; for liquids or medicine, use moinom. For swallowing specifically, mitulon or motulon may be more exact.