Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From ma- +‎ buwaya.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /mabuˈaja/ [mɐˈbwa.jɐ] (adjective)
    • IPA(key): /ˌmabuˈaja/ [ˌmaˈbwa.jɐ] (verb)
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: ma‧bu‧wa‧ya

Adjective edit

mabuwaya (plural mabubuwaya/mabuwabuwaya, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜏᜌ)

  1. infested with crocodiles

Inflection edit

Verb edit

mábuwáya (complete nabuwaya, progressive nabubuwaya/nabuwabuwaya, contemplative mabubuwaya/mabuwabuwaya, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜏᜌ)

  1. to be swindled (by someone)
    Synonyms: madaya, malinlang
  2. to be able to obtain something by trickery

Conjugation edit