buwis

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• buhis

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis (“tribute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈis/ [buˈwis]
• Hyphenation: bu‧wis

Noun

buwís (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

1. tax

   Synonym: sedula

2. (informal) sacrifice

   Synonyms: sakripisiyo, dulot

Derived terms

• buwisan
• magbuwis

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bouis, bovys, buuis, buvys — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis (“tribute”). Compare Bikol Central buwis, Cebuano buhis, Ilocano buis, Kapampangan buis, and Waray-Waray buhis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈis/ [ˈbwis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: bu‧wis

Noun

buwís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

1. tax; tariff; taxation
2. tribute; forced payment
3. crop share
4. (figurative) something given as a sacrifice

   Synonym: sakripisyo

Derived terms

• bumubuwis
• bumuwis
• buwis-buhay
• buwisan
• kabuwis
• magbuwis
• magpabuwis
• mamumuwis
• mamumuwisan
• mamuwis
• pabuwisan
• pabuwisin

 

See also

• amilyaramyento
• rentas
• taripa
• tributo

 

Further reading

• “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”

Tausug

Noun

buwis

1. tribute