pukaw

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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)

  1. manner of waking up someone from sleep
    Synonyms: pamata, bano

Verb

púkaw (plural purukaw, Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. 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)

  1. to wake up someone from sleep
    Synonym: pamata

Ilocano

Pronunciation

Noun

púkaw (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. loss, gone
  2. stolen, missing

Kavalan

Noun

pukaw

  1. yoke

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pukaw.

Pronunciation

Noun

pukaw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. act of awakening

Further reading

  • pukaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018