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Ilocano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔalibuˈkaj/
- Hyphenation: a‧li‧bu‧kay
Noun
alibukáy
- menarche; beginning of menstruation
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare alimbukay.
Pronunciation
Noun
alibukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔) (obsolete)
- vomit
- Synonyms: suka, duwal, lungad
- vomiting; emesis
- Synonyms: suka, duwal
Further reading
- “alibukay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018