buwa
See also: bûwa
Bidiyo
Noun
buwa
References
- Association pour la Promotion de la langue Bidiya, 2012, Kitaab ta talgiŋ ba ki osoŋdu. Dictionnaire visuel français-bidiya.
Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [buwa]
Noun
buwa (plural buweynts)
References
Sadaf Munshi (2015), “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project[1].
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bujeq.
Sense "coconut apple", after its similarity to bubble foam.
Noun
buwâ
- (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) alternative form of bula
- coconut apple; coconut embryo
Verb
buwâ
- (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) alternative form of bula
Adjective
buwâ
- (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) alternative form of bula
Gumuz
Noun
buwa
References
Ilocano
Noun
buwa
Koyraboro Senni
Noun
buwa
- a conical building serving as a grain store, granary
Limos Kalinga
Noun
buwá
Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
buwa
Masbatenyo
Noun
buwâ
Mende (Sierra Leone)
Noun
buwa
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- boua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq (“fruit”). Compare Aklanon buwa, Cebuano buwa, Maranao bowa', Malay buah, and Chamorro pugua'.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈaʔ/ [ˈbwaʔ], /ˈbuaʔ/ [ˈbuː.ɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ, -uaʔ
- Syllabification: bu‧wa
Noun
buwâ or buwà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏ) (medicine)
Derived terms
- buwa ng ina mo
- buwain
- himuwa
- magbuwa
- magpabuwa
- mambuwa
- pagbuwaan
See also
Further reading
- “buwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “buwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Tiruray
Noun
buwa