Bakuna

vaccine; vaccination; to vaccinatenoun / verb

Pronunciation

bah-KOO-nah

Root and affixes

Borrowed from Spanish vacuna. In Cebuano, bakuna can work as a noun for vaccine or vaccination, and also as a verb meaning to vaccinate or get vaccinated.

Meaning and usage notes

Use bakuna for vaccine or vaccination. For “to give a vaccine,” bakunahan or magbakuna may be used. For “to get vaccinated,” magpabakuna is a common form.