kinabukasan

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˌnabuˈkasan/, [kɪˌna.bʊˈxa.sɐn]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧na‧bu‧ka‧san

Noun

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

Adverb

kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. on the following day; on the next day

Verb

kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) complete aspect of kabukasan

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