buwis
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buwís
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis (“tribute”). Compare Bikol Central buwis, Cebuano buhis, Ilocano buis, Kapampangan buis, and Waray-Waray buhis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈis/, [ˈbwis]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: bu‧wis
Noun edit
buwís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
- tax; tariff; taxation
- tribute; forced payment
- crop share
- (figurative) something given as a sacrifice
- Synonym: sakripisyo
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Further reading edit
- “buwis” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “buwis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 470: “Pecho) Buvys (pc) q̃ ſe paga”
- page 587: “Tributo) Bovys (pc) q̃ pagã eſtos”
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