buwa

See also: bûwa

Burushaski

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buwa]

Noun

buwa (plural buweynts)

1. cow

References

Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project‎^[1].

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bula

Etymology 1

From Spanish burbuja (“bubble”).

Noun

buwa

1. a bubble
2. substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains; froth; foam
3. the foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water; lather

Verb

buwa

1. to bubble
2. to lather; to cover with suds; to lather up
3. to form or emit foam
4. to spew saliva as foam, to foam at the mouth
5. to create froth in (a liquid)

Adjective

buwa

1. bubbly

Etymology 2

The spongy texture being likened to foam.

Noun

buwa

1. the cotyledon of a coconut; a coconut apple; a coconut embryo

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Ilocano

Noun

buwa

1. betel nut

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Limos Kalinga

Noun

buwá

1. betel nut

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

buwa

1. betel nut

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Mende

Noun

buwa

1. butterfly

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Tagalog

Noun

1. (medicine) prolapsed uterus

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Tiruray

Noun

buwa

1. (anatomy) kidney