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ukâ

[ʔuˈkaʔ]

noun

LanguageCentral Bikol (Philippines)

Meaning
  1. wail, wailing
  2. wailing
  3. A loud, high-pitched cry often expressing grief or pain.
Examples

Nagpundo an ukâ kan aki.

The wailing of the child stopped.

Pronunciationʔuˈkaʔ

Part of speechnoun

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.