buwik

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

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

Noun

buwík (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜃ᜔)

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

See also

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