buwik

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *bəʀək. Compare Pangasinan belek, Casiguran Dumagat Agta behek, Abenlen Ayta beyek, Kapampangan bigak, Central Palawano biyek, Tboli belek, Kelabit berek, Rukai beeke. Doublet of biik.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buˈik/, [ˈbwik]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧wik

Noun[edit]

buwík (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. piglet; young pig
    Synonyms: biik, bulaw, kulig

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • buwik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018