buwik

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

buic, buyic, bouic — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
buik, buyik

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *bəʀək. Compare Pangasinan belek, Casiguran Dumagat Agta behek, Abenlen Ayta beyek, Kapampangan bigak, Central Palawano biyek, Tboli belek, Kelabit berek, Rukai beeke. Doublet of biik.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: bu‧wik
IPA^(key): /buˈik/, [ˈbwik]

Noun edit

buwík (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜃ᜔)

piglet; young pig
Synonyms: biik, bulaw, kulig

See also edit

baboy

Further reading edit

“buwik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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