bakbakan

== Tagalog == === Etymology === From bakbak +‎ -an. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bakˈbakan/ [bɐkˈbaː.xɐn̪] (noun) Rhymes: -akan IPA(key): /bakbaˈkan/ [bɐk.bɐˈxan̪] (verb) Rhymes: -an Syllabification: bak‧ba‧kan === Noun === bakbakan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔) scrimmage; altercation; violent confrontation or fight Synonyms: alitan, iringan, awayan place for debarking wood ==== See also ==== === Verb === bakbakán (complete binakbakan, progressive binabakbakan, contemplative babakbakan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜊᜃᜈ᜔) to be debarked; to be removed of thick skin (figurative) to be chastised; to be flayed