kinabukasan

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From obsolete kabukasan (the following day) +‎ -in-, itself from bukas (tomorrow) +‎ ka- -an.
Can be interpreted as bukas +‎ kina- -an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. future
    Synonym: hinaharap
  2. the following day
  3. (figurative) hope (in the future)
    Synonym: pag-asa
  4. (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

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Adverb

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kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. on the following day; on the next day

Verb

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kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) complete aspect of kabukasan

Further reading

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  • kinabukasan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • kinabukasan”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024