buwis
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis (“tribute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈis/ [buˈwis]
- Hyphenation: bu‧wis
Noun
buwís (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
- tax
- Synonym: sedula
- (informal) sacrifice
- Synonyms: sakripisiyo, dulot
Derived terms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bouis, bovys, buuis, buvys — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
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/ [ˈbwɪs]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: bu‧wis
Noun
buwís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
- tax; tariff; taxation
- tribute; forced payment
- crop share
- (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
Further reading
- “buwis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “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[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 470: “Pecho) Buvys (pc) q̃ ſe paga”
- page 587: “Tributo) Bovys (pc) q̃ pagã eſtos”
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /buis/ [ˈbwɪs]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: bu‧wis
Noun
buwis (Sulat Sūg spelling بُوِسْ)