babang-luksa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From baba +‎ luksa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌbaŋ lukˈsaʔ/ [bɐˌban̪ lʊkˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧bang-luk‧sa

Noun

babáng-luksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. end of a period of mourning, usually one year after the death of someone in a family
    Synonym: lungkas

Further reading

  • “babang-luksa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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