buwik
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- buic, buyic, bouic – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
- buik, buyik
Etymology
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
- Hyphenation: bu‧wik
- IPA(key): /buˈik/, [ˈbwik]
Noun
buwík (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜃ᜔)
- piglet; young pig
- Synonyms: biik, bulaw, kulig
See also
- baboy
Further reading
- “buwik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018