babang-luksa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• babang luksa

Etymology

From baba +‎ luksa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˌbaŋ lukˈsaʔ/ [bɐˌban lʊkˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧bang-luk‧sa

Noun

babáng-luksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜅ᜔ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ)

1. end of a period of mourning, usually one year after the death of someone in a family

   Synonym: lungkas

Related terms

• ipagluksa
• magluksa
• pagluluksa

 

Further reading

• “babang-luksa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018