Meaning of púkaw

To wake, awake, awaken, stir up, rouse. Pukáwa siá. Wake him. Pukáwi akó sing limá ka táo. Wake five men for me. Palapúkaw sa (sang) kalág. Awakener of the soul.

The celebration of marriage before dawn. May púkaw sa buás. (May kasál buás sa ága pa gid). There will be a marriage before dawn tomorrow.