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Tagalog
Etymology
From obsolete kabukasan (“the following day”) + -in-, itself from bukas (“tomorrow”) + ka- -an.
Can be interpreted as bukas + kina- -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)
- future
- Synonym: hinaharap
- the following day
- (figurative) hope (in the future)
- Synonym: pag-asa
- (colloquial, figurative, euphemistic) manhood, usually when something bad happens
- Synonym: ari
Halos matanggalan ng kinabukasan si Jose nang siya'y makanto kanina.- Jose almost lost his manhood after it hit a corner a while ago.
See also
Adverb
kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)
- on the following day; on the next day
Verb
kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)
- (obsolete) complete aspect of kabukasan
Further reading
- “kinabukasan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “kinabukasan”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024