buwag

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bulag

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧wag

Verb

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

buwag

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

Adverb

buwag

1. apart; aside

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:buwag.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buag. Doublet of buwal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈaɡ/, [ˈbwaɡ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧wag

Adjective

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

• bumuwag
• buwagin
• mabuwag
• magbuwag
• pagbuwag
• pagkabuwag

 

Noun

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