bukalkal

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bukalˈkal/ [bʊ.xɐlˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: bu‧kal‧kal

Noun

bukalkál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. digging out soil by scratching with one's hands
    Synonyms: kalkal, pagkalkal
  2. turning things over and over (in search of something)

Derived terms

  • bukalkalin

Adjective

bukalkál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. overturned; turned inside-out; upside-down
    Synonyms: baligad, taob, balinghat
  2. upset; unbalanced
    Synonyms: tiwali, tuwad, balintuwad, tiwas

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