buwis

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧wis
  • IPA(key): /buˈis/, [ˈbwis]

Noun

buwís

  1. tax
    Synonym: sedula
  2. (informal) sacrifice
    Synonyms: sakripisiyo, dulot

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis (“tribute”). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Cebuano buhis, Ilocano buis, Kapampangan buis, and Waray-Waray buhis.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧wis
  • IPA(key): /buˈis/, [ˈbwis]

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

See also

Further reading
  • “buwis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Noun

buwis

  1. tribute
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