bakbakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bakbak +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /bakˈbakan/ [bɐkˈbaː.xɐn̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -akan
    • IPA(key): /bakbaˈkan/ [bɐk.bɐˈxan̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bak‧ba‧kan

Noun

bakbakan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. scrimmage; altercation; violent confrontation or fight
    Synonyms: alitan, iringan, awayan
  2. place for debarking wood

See also

Verb

bakbakán (complete binakbakan, progressive binabakbakan, contemplative babakbakan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. to be debarked; to be removed of thick skin
  2. (figurative) to be chastised; to be flayed
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