kinabukasan

Tagalog

Etymology

From obsolete kabukasan (“the following day”) +‎ -in-, itself from bukas (“tomorrow”) +‎ ka- -an.
Can be interpreted as bukas +‎ kina- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˌnabuˈkasan/ [kɪˌn̪aː.bʊˈxaː.sɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -asan
• Syllabification: ki‧na‧bu‧ka‧san

Noun

kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

1. future

   Synonym: hinaharap

2. the following day
3. (figurative) hope (in the future)

   Synonym: pag-asa

4. (colloquial, figurative, euphemistic) manhood, usually when something bad happens

   Synonym: ari

   Halos matanggalan ng kinabukasan si Jose nang siya'y makanto kanina.

   Jose almost lost his manhood after it hit a corner a while ago.

See also

• kinagabihan
• kinahapunan

Adverb

kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

1. on the following day; on the next day

Verb

kinábukásan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜊᜓᜃᜐᜈ᜔)

1. (obsolete) complete aspect of kabukasan

Further reading

• “kinabukasan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “kinabukasan”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025