Tukod

to found; to establish; to constitute; to buildverb

Alternative meanings

To create, establish, or found an organization, institution, project, business, or community; also to build or put up something physical depending on context.

Pronunciation

TOO-kod

Root and affixes

Cebuano root related to building, putting up, establishing, or constituting. It forms derivatives such as pagtukod, tukoran, gitukod, and magtukod.

Variants or conjugations

pagtukod; tukoran; gitukod; magtukod; natukod

Related words and expressions

organization; institution; project; business; foundation; establishment

Meaning and usage notes

For to found in the sense of creating an organization, company, institution, or community, use tukod/magtukod. For foundation as a base or groundwork, pundasyon may fit; for the act of founding or building, pagtukod.