bugaw

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/, [ˈbu.ɡaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧gaw

Noun[edit]

búgaw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. a pimp; a pander
  2. inducement, act of driving away people or animals
    Synonym: halaw

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: bu‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/, [ˈbu.ɡaʊ̯]

Noun[edit]

bugaw

  1. pimp; pander

Verb[edit]

bugaw

  1. to drive away; to shoo

Mansaka[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *buRaw.

Verb[edit]

bugaw

  1. to drive away

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/, [ˈbu.ɣaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧gaw

Noun[edit]

bugaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)

  1. driving away; shooing (animals, people, etc.)
    Synonyms: aboy, pag-aaboy, taboy, pagtataboy
  2. (colloquial) go-between in a courtship
    Synonyms: tulay, tagapamagitan
  3. (colloquial) pimp; pander; procurer
    Synonyms: alkahuwete, kuwekong, tita-tita, kagon

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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