buaya
Betawi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- buayè (Meester dialect)
Etymology[edit]
Malay buaya, from Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buaya
Synonyms[edit]
Bikol Central[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buqaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: bu‧a‧ya
- IPA(key): /buˈʔaja/, [buˈʔa.ja]
- IPA(key): /ˈbuaja/, [ˈbua.ja] (relaxed pronunciation)
Noun[edit]
buáya (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜀᜌ)
Adjective[edit]
buáya (intensified buayahon)
- languid; lacking in spirit
- Garo buayahon daw siya
- S/He seems very languid, S/He seems to be lacking very well in spirit.
Brunei Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya (compare Malay buaya).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buaya
- crocodile (reptile)
Derived terms[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay buaya, from Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buaya
- crocodile
- (by extension) alligator
- leather produced from crocodile skin
- (sports slang, especially basketball) ball hog
Adjective[edit]
buaya
- characteristic of a ball hog
Derived terms[edit]
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:buaya.
Chavacano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hiligaynon buaya.
Noun[edit]
buaya
Ilocano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buaya
Derived terms[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay buaya, from Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buaya (first-person possessive buayaku, second-person possessive buayamu, third-person possessive buayanya)
- crocodile (reptile)
- (figurative, slang) bad guy, scoundrel
- Synonym: penjahat
- (figurative, slang) ellipsis of buaya darat (“playboy, womanizer”).
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “buaya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Maguindanao[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buaya
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.
The sense of "playboy" is from a clipping of buaya darat.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buaya (Jawi spelling بوايا, plural buaya-buaya, informal 1st possessive buayaku, 2nd possessive buayamu, 3rd possessive buayanya)
- A crocodile (reptile).
- (figurative, slang) A playboy, a man that has multiple partners.
Derived terms[edit]
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “buaya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*buqaya”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈʔaja/ [bʊˈʔa.jɐ], /buˈaja/ [ˈbwa.jɐ]
- Rhymes: -aja
- Syllabification: bu‧a‧ya
Noun[edit]
buaya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜀᜌ)
Tausug[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya.
Noun[edit]
buaya
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bùáyà
- to be large, to be expensive, (in degree or quantity)
- Synonym: tóbi
- owóo rẹ̀ẹ́ bùáyà ― He has a large amount of money
Derived terms[edit]
- Betawi terms inherited from Malay
- Betawi terms derived from Malay
- Betawi terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Betawi terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Betawi terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Betawi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Betawi terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Betawi terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Betawi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Betawi lemmas
- Betawi nouns
- bew:Reptiles
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bikol Central terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Bikol Central terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Bikol Central terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bikol Central lemmas
- Bikol Central nouns
- Bikol Central terms with Basahan script
- Bikol Central adjectives
- Bikol Central terms with usage examples
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Brunei Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Brunei Malay lemmas
- Brunei Malay nouns
- kxd:Reptiles
- Cebuano terms borrowed from Malay
- Cebuano terms derived from Malay
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Sports
- Cebuano slang
- Cebuano adjectives
- ceb:Crocodilians
- Chavacano terms borrowed from Hiligaynon
- Chavacano terms derived from Hiligaynon
- Chavacano lemmas
- Chavacano nouns
- cbk:Crocodilians
- Ilocano terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Ilocano terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Ilocano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ilocano lemmas
- Ilocano nouns
- ilo:Crocodilians
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian terms with audio links
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Requests for plural forms in Indonesian entries
- Indonesian slang
- Indonesian ellipses
- id:Reptiles
- Maguindanao terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maguindanao terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maguindanao terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maguindanao lemmas
- Maguindanao nouns
- mdh:Crocodilians
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Malay clippings
- Malay 3-syllable words
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ja
- Rhymes:Malay/a
- Rhymes:Malay/a/2 syllables
- Malay terms with audio links
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay slang
- ms:Reptiles
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aja
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aja/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog obsolete forms
- Tausug terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tausug terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tausug lemmas
- Tausug nouns
- Yoruba terms borrowed from Hausa
- Yoruba terms derived from Hausa
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba verbs
- Yoruba terms with usage examples