buwisit

buwisit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 無圍翼／无围翼 (bô-ûi-si̍t, “out of luck”) or 無衣食／无衣食 (bô ui-si̍t, “without clothes and food”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧wi‧sit
• IPA^(key): /buˈisit/, [ˈbwisit]

Adjective

buwisit

1. unlucky

   Synonyms: malas, demalas, kabras, maldito

Noun

buwisit

1. a hex, a jinx
2. a nuisance

   Synonyms: estorbo, distorbo, danyoso

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bwisit
• buysit

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 無圍翼／无围翼 (bô-ûi-si̍t, “out of luck”) or 無衣食／无衣食 (bô ui-si̍t, “without clothes and food”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧wi‧sit
• IPA^(key): /ˈbwisit/, [ˈbwɪ.s̪ɪt̪]

Noun

buwisit

1. a nuisance
2. bad luck

Verb

buwisit

1. to annoy
2. to be a nuisance or an annoyance

Interjection

buwisit

1. (vulgar) used as an expression of annoyance

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bwisit
• buysit

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 無圍翼／无围翼 (bô-ûi-si̍t, “out of luck”)[1] or 無衣食／无衣食 (bô ui-si̍t, “without clothes and food”)[2].

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧wi‧sit
• IPA^(key): /buˈisit/, [ˈbwi.sɪt]

Adjective

buwisit (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

1. (vulgar, colloquial, offensive) annoying; vexing

   Synonyms: nakakainis, nakakayamot, nakakasuya, nakakagalit

2. unlucky; jinx; ill-omened
   • 2000, Joey A. Arrogante, Pagbasa at Pagsulat: Pangkolekiyo, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 147:

     Marami na ang naliligaw at nadidisgrasya dito . Tuloy, sinasabing ang balite ay buwisit na puno . Ngunit hindi ito pinuputol dahil masama raw sa halip ito'y sinusunog para umalis ang mga maligno .

     There are already a lot of people who are lost or seriously injured here. Therefore, the balite is said to be an unlucky tree. But cutting it down is bad and it is rather burned for the evil spirits to leave.

Derived terms

• buwisitin
• ikabuwisit
• kabuwisitan
• mabuwisit
• makabuwisit
• mambuwisit
• pambuwisit

 

Related terms

• wisit

Noun

buwisit (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

1. (vulgar, colloquial, offensive) nuisance; annoyance; vexation
   • 1990, Paulina F. Bautista, Kayumangging lupa: mga kuwento, mga dula, nobela, University of Philippines Press

     L Buwisit 'yang si David! B : (Nagulat) Ahah! Nagtungayaw ka na sa harapan ko! L E ano ngayon? Buwisit at doble buwisit! B : O (Natauhan) Ngayon, nakikilala na kita. L : Ah, buwisit ang pagkakilala mo sa akin, Laura. Magtigil ka ngayon din.

   • 2003, Isagani R. Cruz; David Jonathan Bayot, Bukod na bukod: mga piling sanaysay, →ISBN:

     Dapat ay buwisit tayo sa buhay ng mga titser ng literatura. Kulitin natin sila kung hindi nila binibigyang-diin ang ating sariling literatura. Kulitin natin sila kung ayaw nilang aminin ang pagkabihag nila sa gahum ng Kanluran. Kulitin natin sila  ...

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   • 1996, Emmanuel A. Reyes, Malikhaing pelikula, →ISBN:

     Ikaw ang naghahanap ng trabaho diyan. PATIS: Magpasalamat ka't pinagtitiyagaan kitang pagsilbihan. (Babatuhin ni PATIS ng bote ang sasakyan ni LUIS.) LUIS: Buwisit! PATIS: Buwisit ka rin! Ikaw mag-isa ang magmaneho ng sasakyan mo!

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. bad luck; misfortune

Interjection

buwisit (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

1. (vulgar, colloquial) used as an expression of annoyance

References

1. 周长楫 (2006) 闽南方言大词典 Minnan Fangyan Da Cidian, 福州市 (Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China): 福建人民出版社, →ISBN, page 127
2. Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 133.