bukakan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

bukain (informal)

Etymology

Affixation of buka +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buˈka.kan/
Hyphenation: bu‧ka‧kan

Verb

bukakan (active membukakan, passive dibukakan)

(transitive) to open (indirect object...) something
Aku sudah membukakanmu gerbang rumah.
I have opened you the gate of the house.

Kau sudah dibukakan gerbang rumah olehku.
You have opened the gate of the house by me.
(transitive, uncommon) to reveal
Synonym: ungkap

Further reading

“bukakan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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