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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Samokon

English

to bother; to annoy; to disturbverb

Alternative meanings

To cause annoyance, interruption, discomfort, or trouble to someone; to disturb or take away peace.

Pronunciation

sah-MOH-kon

Root and affixes

From samok, annoying, bothersome, or troublesome. Samokon means to bother someone; kasamok names the annoyance or trouble.

Variants or conjugations

to bother; annoying; bothersome; bothered; disturbance; annoyance

Related words and expressions

annoyance; bothersome; noise; disturbance; problem; quiet; peace

Meaning and usage notes

Use it for bothering or annoying a person. For annoying noise, saba may be more specific; for annoyance as a noun, kasamok already exists.

annoybotherdisturbinterruptverb
Example 1

Ayaw siya samoka kay nagtrabaho siya.

Do not bother him or her because he or she is working.

Example 2

Makasamok ang kusog nga saba sa gabii.

Loud noise at night can be bothersome.

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