bukas-palad
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bukas + palad, literally, “open-palmed”. Compare Cebuano bukhad og palad.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌkas ˈpalad/ [bʊˌxas ˈpa.lɐd]
- Rhymes: -alad
- Syllabification: bu‧kas-pa‧lad
Adjective
[edit]bukás-palad (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜐ᜔ᜉᜎᜇ᜔)
- (idiomatic) generous; openhanded
- Synonyms: palabigay, mapagbigay, bulang-gugo