Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Samokon
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
Ayaw siya samoka kay nagtrabaho siya.
Do not bother him or her because he or she is working.
Makasamok ang kusog nga saba sa gabii.
Loud noise at night can be bothersome.
