bukaka

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Tausug bika'ka'.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /buˈkakaʔ/ [bʊˈxaː.xɐʔ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -akaʔ
    • IPA(key): /bukaˈkaʔ/ [bʊ.xɐˈxaʔ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: bu‧ka‧ka

Noun

bukakà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜃ)

  1. astride position of the legs
  2. act of opening one's legs wide apart

Derived terms

  • bumukaka
  • ibukaka
  • nakabukaka

Adjective

bukakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜃ)

  1. astride; astraddle; with legs far apart
    Synonyms: bisaklat, bikaka, nakakaang, (dialectal) pakaang

Further reading

  • “bukaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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