buwik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• buic, buyic, bouic — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• buik, buyik

Etymology

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈik/ [ˈbwik]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: bu‧wik

Noun

buwík (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜃ᜔)

1. piglet; young pig

   Synonyms: biik, bulaw, kulig

See also

• baboy

Further reading

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