Samoki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Bontoc Samoki, itself borrowed from English smoky. See that for more info.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Sa‧mo‧ki

Proper noun

Samoki

1. A barangay of Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines.

See also

• barangays of Bontoc, Mountain Province

  • Alab Oriente
  • Alab Proper
  • Balili
  • Bayyo
  • Bontoc Ili
  • Caluttit
  • Can-eo
  • Dalican
  • Gonogon
  • Guina-ang
  • Mainit, Chogliyan (Central Bontoc, former name)
  • Maligcong
  • Poblacion
  • Samoki
  • Talubin
  • Tocucan

Central Bontoc

Etymology

Borrowed from English smoky.

Folklore says a foreigner once asked a villager for the name of the repeatedly uttering the word "smoky", since a livelihood of the villagers is the making of earthen jars baked in curd ovens. The villager, unable to understand, just nodded and relied "samoki".

Proper noun

Samoki

1. Samoki

Descendants

• → English: Samoki

References

• “Barangay Samoki”, in Local Government Unit of Bontoc‎^[1], 13 September 2023, archived from the original on 14 April 2025