puksa
Tagalog edit
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Etymology edit
Possible back-formation from mamuksa, ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa, “emancipate”). Compare Javanese ꦩꦸꦏ꧀ꦱ (muksa, “to vanish”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ)
- act of annihilation; extermination