buksan

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Hiligaynon[edit]

Verb[edit]

búksan

  1. open

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Syncopic form of bukasan, from bukas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bukˈsan/, [bʊkˈsan]
  • Hyphenation: buk‧san

Verb[edit]

buksán (complete binuksan, progressive binubuksan, contemplative bubuksan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. to be opened
    Antonym: isara
    Buksan mo ang pinto.
    Open the door.
    (literally, “The door be opened.”)
  2. to be turned on
    Synonyms: isindi, paandarin
    Antonyms: isara, patayin
    Binuksan ng bata ang ilaw.
    The kid turned on the light.
    (literally, “The light was turned on by the kid.”)
  3. to be mentioned; to be begun to be talked about; to be opened as a subject
    Antonym: isara

Conjugation[edit]