bukaka

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Tausug bika'ka'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /buˈkakaʔ/ [bʊˈxaː.xɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -akaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /bukaˈkaʔ/ [bʊ.xɐˈxaʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: bu‧ka‧ka

Noun

bukakà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜃ)

1. astride position of the legs
2. act of opening one's legs wide apart

Derived terms

• bumukaka
• ibukaka
• nakabukaka

 

Adjective

bukakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜃ)

1. astride; astraddle; with legs far apart

   Synonyms: bisaklat, bikaka, nakakaang, (dialectal) pakaang

Further reading

• “bukaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018