Mapun - buka 1

buka₁

buka'

1.1

To be open.

Buka na iskul.

The school is open now.

N-

-an

-un, -an

To open s.t. (like a store for business, a door, a window, a bottle of coke, a package, etc.); to unzip s.t. [More generic than bukis].

Aku sa muka koks tuu.

I'll be the one to open these cokes.

Unzip your pants, and then I'll give you a shot.

tabuka

An opener (for bottles, cans, etc.).

1.2

N-

-an

To establish or start s.t. like a store; to open for the first time.

Bay bukahan ku tabu' ndooy ni Timbayan.

I established a market there in Timbayan.

Aku silay bay muka tabu' looy ni Tabulian.

I established that market in Tabulian.