bumalikwas

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From balikwas +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bumalikˈwas/, [bʊ.mɐ.lɪkˈwas]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ma‧lik‧was

Verb[edit]

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[edit]