bukakan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• bukain (informal)

Etymology

Affixation of buka +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈka.kan/
• Hyphenation: bu‧ka‧kan

Verb

bukakan (active membukakan, passive dibukakan)

1. (transitive) to open (indirect object...) something

   Aku sudah membukakanmu gerbang rumah.

   I have opened you the gate of the house.

   Kau sudah dibukakan gerbang rumah olehku.

   You have opened the gate of the house by me.

2. (transitive, uncommon) to reveal

   Synonym: ungkap

Further reading

• “bukakan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.