buis

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch buis, from Middle Dutch buse. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœis/

Noun

buis (plural buise, diminutive buisie)

1. tube, duct, pipe

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœy̯s/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: buis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch buse. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

buis f (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)

1. pipe, duct
2. (slang) television, compare tube

Derived terms

• beeldbuis
• elektronenbuis
• kijkbuis
• peilbuis
• reageerbuis
• rioolbuis
• spreekbuis
• tl-buis
• zadelbuis

Descendants

• Afrikaans: buis
• → Indonesian: bis
• → West Frisian: buis

Etymology 2

Clipping of wambuis.

Noun

buis n (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)

1. (historical) gambeson
2. A type of coat or jacket.
3. A type of blouse.

Derived terms

• dwangbuis

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

buis

1. first-person singular present indicative of buizen
2. imperative of buizen

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French

Etymology

From Old French bois, form Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɥi/

• Audio

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Noun

buis m (plural buis)

1. box (tree)
2. boxwood

Further reading

• “buis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• subi

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Ilocano

Noun

buís

1. tax

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Kapampangan

Noun

buís

1. tax

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Maguindanao

Noun

buís

1. tax

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West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch buis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœy̯s/

Noun

buis c (plural buizen, diminutive buiske)

1. tube, pipe, duct

Further reading

• “buis (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011