bugaw
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation
Noun
búgaw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)
- a pimp; a pander
- inducement, act of driving away people or animals
- Synonym: halaw
Derived terms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation
Noun
bugaw
Verb
bugaw
- to drive away; to shoo
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buRaw.
Verb
bugaw
- to drive away
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/ [ˈbuː.ɣaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -uɡaw
- Syllabification: bu‧gaw
Noun
bugaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)
- driving away; shooing (animals, people, etc.)
- (colloquial) go-between in a courtship
- Synonyms: tulay, tagapamagitan
- (colloquial) pimp; pander; procurer
- Synonyms: alkahuwete, kuwekong, tita-tita, kagon
Derived terms
- bugawan
- bugawin
- bumugaw
- mambugaw
- pagbugaw
- pambugaw ng langaw
See also
- sugo-suguan
- suluhan
- tagakaon
Further reading
- “bugaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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