bugaw
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
búgaw (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)
- a pimp; a pander
- inducement, act of driving away people or animals
- Synonym: halaw
Derived terms edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bugaw
Verb edit
bugaw
- to drive away; to shoo
Mansaka edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *buRaw.
Verb edit
bugaw
- to drive away
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bugaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)
- driving away; shooing (animals, people, etc.)
- Synonyms: aboy, pag-aaboy, taboy, pagtataboy
- (colloquial) go-between in a courtship
- Synonyms: tulay, tagapamagitan
- (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