buwag

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧wag

Verb

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buwag

  1. to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate
  2. to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect
  3. to estrange
  4. to divorce
  5. to have one's marriage annulled

Adjective

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buwag

  1. detached
  2. (of spouses) estranged; living apart
  3. (by extension) divorced
  4. (by extension) having had the marriage annulled

Adverb

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buwag

  1. apart; aside

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:buwag.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *buag. Doublet of buwal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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buwág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜄ᜔)

  1. demolished; torn down
    Synonyms: giba, giniba, wasak, winasak
  2. abolished; disbanded; dissolved (of an organization, etc.)
    Synonym: lansag

Derived terms

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Noun

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buwág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜄ᜔)

  1. demolition; tearing down
    Synonyms: pagbuwag, giba, paggiba, wasak, pagwasak
  2. abolition; disbandment; dissolution (of an organization, etc.)
    Synonyms: lansag, paglansag, pagbuwag