"buai" meaning in All languages combined

See buai on Wiktionary

Verb [Iban]

IPA: /buai̯/
Head templates: {{head|iba|verb}} buai
  1. to throw away; discard
    Sense id: en-buai-iba-verb-4ULVJF3T Categories (other): Iban entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Iban entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 7 10 18 10 7 10 12 9
  2. to waste (time)
    Sense id: en-buai-iba-verb-2iAU6bSq Categories (other): Iban entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Iban entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 44
  3. (mathematics) subtract, deduct, remove, minus Synonyms: tulak
    Sense id: en-buai-iba-verb-7PqjwlVe Categories (other): Mathematics, Iban entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Iban entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 44 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈbuai̯/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈbu.ai̯] [Standard-Indonesian]
Rhymes: -ai̯ Etymology: Inherited from Malay buai, from Proto-Malayic *buhay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|buai|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay buai, {{inh+|id|ms|buai}} Inherited from Malay buai, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*buhay}} Proto-Malayic *buhay, {{inh|id|poz-pro|*buqay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay Head templates: {{id-noun|?}} buai
  1. swing (the manner in which something is swung) Synonyms: buaian, ayunan
    Sense id: en-buai-id-noun-N5tyn8FT Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 7 10 18 10 7 10 12 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 6 8 28 9 6 9 11 7 Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Verb [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈbuai̯/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈbu.ai̯] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: membuai [active], dibuai [passive]
Rhymes: -ai̯ Etymology: Inherited from Malay buai, from Proto-Malayic *buhay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|buai|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay buai, {{inh+|id|ms|buai}} Inherited from Malay buai, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*buhay}} Proto-Malayic *buhay, {{inh|id|poz-pro|*buqay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay Head templates: {{id-verb|active=membuai|passive=dibuai}} buai (active membuai, passive dibuai)
  1. to swing, cradle Derived forms: berbuai, buaian, pembuai, pembuaian, terbuai, terbuai-buai
    Sense id: en-buai-id-verb-hoTG39VB Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Verb [Malay]

IPA: /buai̯/ Forms: بواي [Jawi]
Rhymes: -uai̯, -ai̯ Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”). Cognate with Binukid buay (“to swing back and forth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*buqay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, {{cog|bkd|buay||to swing back and forth}} Binukid buay (“to swing back and forth”) Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=بواي}} buai (Jawi spelling بواي)
  1. to swing
    Sense id: en-buai-ms-verb-ZbQ1vJEl
  2. to sway
    Sense id: en-buai-ms-verb-1WLkXXEq Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 7 10 18 10 7 10 12 9 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buaian [resultative (alt: -an), locative (-an) (alt: -an), collective (-an) (alt: -an), variety (-an) (alt: -an), verbal noun (-an) (alt: -an), fruit] (-an) (alt: -an), buaikan [causative benefactive] (alt: -kan), membuai [agent focus] (alt: meN-), membuaikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (english: meN- + -kan), dibuai [patient focus] (alt: di-), terbuai [agentless action] (alt: teR-), terbuai-buai [reduplication + agentless action] (alt: redup + teR-), berbuai [stative (alt: beR-), habitual] (beR-) (alt: beR-), berbuai-buai [reduplication + stative (alt: redup + beR-), habitual] (alt: redup + beR-)

Adjective [Mizo]

Etymology: From Proto-Kuki-Chin *buay (“confused”). Etymology templates: {{inh|lus|tbq-kuk-pro|*buay|t=confused}} Proto-Kuki-Chin *buay (“confused”) Head templates: {{head|lus|adjective||}} buai, {{lus-adj}} buai
  1. busy
    Sense id: en-buai-lus-adj-ybwHL0-o Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Mizo entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 7 10 18 10 7 10 12 9 Disambiguation of Mizo entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. confused
    Sense id: en-buai-lus-adj-8ZN-i~Ja
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: buaipui

Noun [Tok Pisin]

Etymology: From Tolai (or a closely related language, like Label) buai. Etymology templates: {{der|tpi|ksd|-}} Tolai, {{der|tpi|lbb|-}} Label Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} buai
  1. areca; betel nut Related terms: daka, limbum
    Sense id: en-buai-tpi-noun-pPu2N60Q Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header, Plants
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buhay"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/buqay"
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      "rhymes": "-uai̯"
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
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              11,
              19
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          "english": "No chewing betelnut in the restroom. The spit from betelnut is very dirty.",
          "text": "Noken kaikai buai long smolhaus. Buai pekpek i stap tumas doti.",
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          "english": "He is wasting time loafing about here and there.",
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/buqay"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bui"
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      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
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      "alt": "redup + teR-",
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    {
      "alt": "redup + beR-",
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/buqay"
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      "*bui",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bui"
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      "buay",
      "buay#Binukid"
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    {
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
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        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "buai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tok Pisin",
  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "daka"
    },
    {
      "word": "limbum"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tok Pisin lemmas",
        "Tok Pisin nouns",
        "Tok Pisin terms derived from Label",
        "Tok Pisin terms derived from Tolai",
        "Tok Pisin terms with usage examples",
        "tpi:Plants"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              17
            ],
            [
              33,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              19
            ],
            [
              51,
              59
            ]
          ],
          "english": "No chewing betelnut in the restroom. The spit from betelnut is very dirty.",
          "text": "Noken kaikai buai long smolhaus. Buai pekpek i stap tumas doti.",
          "translation": "No chewing betelnut in the restroom. The spit from betelnut is very dirty.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "areca; betel nut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "areca",
          "areca"
        ],
        [
          "betel nut",
          "betel nut"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "buai"
}

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