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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpukaw/
- Hyphenation: pu‧kaw
Noun
púkaw (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)
- manner of waking up someone from sleep
- Synonyms: pamata, bano
Verb
púkaw (plural purukaw, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)
- to wake up someone from sleep
- Synonyms: pamata, bano
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pu‧kaw
- IPA(key): /ˈpukaw/
Verb
púkaw (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)
- to wake up someone from sleep
- Synonym: pamata
Ilocano
Pronunciation
Noun
púkaw (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)
- loss, gone
- stolen, missing
Kavalan
Noun
pukaw
- yoke
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukaw.
Pronunciation
Noun
pukaw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)
- act of awakening
Further reading
- “pukaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018