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bumalikwas

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From balikwas +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bumalikwás (complete bumalikwas, progressive bumabalikwas, contemplative babalikwas, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜋᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. to rise from bed quickly and frightened from sleep
    • 1996, Danton Remoto, Black silk pajamas: poems in English and Filipino, →ISBN:
      Bumalikwas din ang aming pusa mula sa kanyang siesta. Aba'y maging ang inaantok na hangin ay bigla-biglang nagising.
      Our cat suddenly rose from its siesta. And even the ailing wind suddenly woke up.
  2. complete aspect of bumalikwas

Conjugation

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