mabukal (der. of , infl. of bukal) 1pass. to be dispersed; to be spread out. Ugge da ni-an nabukal di tatagu. The crowd is not yet dispersed. Nabukal nadan mun-ang-ang-ang hi ay-ayyam te waday munlalaban. The people watching the game were dispersed because they were fighting. Handih nabukal da ya nunhahannu da. When they dispersed, they argued. ma‑/na‑. 2intrans. straw of rice is exposed. Mumbukal nan buhbu. The blooming rice plant’s straw is exposed. (lit. spreading out.) muN‑.
