"bugaw" meaning in Tagalog

See bugaw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuɡaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈbuː.ɣ̠aʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -uɡaw Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *buRaw Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw Proto-Philippine *buʀaw Tagalog bugaw Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw. Compare Kapampangan buyaw, Central Bikol bugaw, Cebuano bugaw, Maranao bogaw, and Malay buru. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*buʀaw<ety:inh<poz-pro:*buʀaw>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *buRaw Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw Proto-Philippine *buʀaw Tagalog bugaw [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*buʀaw", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Philippine", "term" : "*buʀaw", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "phi-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "bugaw", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="bugaw"> Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw., {{cog|pam|buyaw}} Kapampangan buyaw, {{cog|bcl|bugaw}} Central Bikol bugaw, {{cog|ceb|bugaw}} Cebuano bugaw, {{cog|mrw|bogaw}} Maranao bogaw, {{cog|ms|buru}} Malay buru, {{ety|tl|:inh|phi-pro:*buʀaw<ety:inh<poz-pro:*buʀaw>>|text=2|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *buRaw Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw Proto-Philippine *buʀaw Tagalog bugaw Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw. Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} bugaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)
  1. driving away; shooing (animals, people, etc.) Synonyms: aboy, pag-aaboy, taboy, pagtataboy
    Sense id: en-bugaw-tl-noun-8zOXRxbA Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, People Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 9 4 21 17 38 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 2 21 32 38 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 6 9 5 22 16 34 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 9 4 24 16 37 1 4 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 82 4 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 82 4 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 89 4 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 89 3 8 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 85 6 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 59 15 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 87 5 8 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0
  2. (colloquial) go-between in a courtship Tags: colloquial Synonyms: tulay, tagapamagitan
    Sense id: en-bugaw-tl-noun-VDAnqisD
  3. (colloquial) pimp; pander; procurer Tags: colloquial Synonyms: alkahuwete, kuwekong, tita-tita, kagon
    Sense id: en-bugaw-tl-noun-R3J6Kyng Categories (other): Prostitution Disambiguation of Prostitution: 24 24 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bugawan, bugawin, bumugaw, ibugaw, mambugaw, pagbubugaw, pagbugaw, pambubugaw, pambugaw ng langaw Related terms: sugo-suguan, suluhan, tagakaon
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbuː.ɣ̠aʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uɡaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bugaw"
}

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