"buhay" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbuhaj/, [ˈbuː.haɪ̯], /buˈhaj/, [bʊˈhaɪ̯] Forms: buháy [canonical], ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -uhaj, -aj Etymology: From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *buhay (“live (long)”) (cf. Masbatenyo buhay, Hanunoo buhay, Bikol Central buhay, and Buhi'non Bikol, Libon Bikol, Miraya Bikol buway), possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ (compare Sambali biyay, Kapampangan bie, and Ivatan vyay). Possible doublet of bihag. Compare also Cebuano buhi, Hiligaynon buhi, Agusan Manobo buhi, Ata Manobo bui, and Tausug buhi' which came from Proto-Southern Philippine *buhiʔ (“live”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|live (long)}} “live (long)”, {{cog|msb|buhay}} Masbatenyo buhay, {{cog|hnn|buhay}} Hanunoo buhay, {{cog|bcl|buhay}} Bikol Central buhay, {{cog|ubl|-}} Buhi'non Bikol, {{cog|lbl|-}} Libon Bikol, {{cog|rbl|buway}} Miraya Bikol buway, {{noncog|poz-pro|*bihaʀ||}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ, {{cog|xsb|biyay}} Sambali biyay, {{cog|pam|bie}} Kapampangan bie, {{cog|ivv|vyay}} Ivatan vyay, {{doublet|tl|bihag|nocap=1}} doublet of bihag, {{cog|ceb|buhi}} Cebuano buhi, {{cog|hil|buhi}} Hiligaynon buhi, {{cog|msm|buhi}} Agusan Manobo buhi, {{cog|atd|bui}} Ata Manobo bui, {{cog|tsg|buhi'}} Tausug buhi', {{m-g|live}} “live” Head templates: {{tl-adj|buháy|b=+}} buháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
  1. alive; living
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-adj-NgPvlgi6 Categories (other): Miraya Bikol terms in nonstandard scripts, Pages with 4 entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Miraya Bikol terms in nonstandard scripts: 14 1 17 1 17 1 14 3 13 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 0 12 0 12 0 10 8 14 9 3 3 2 6 2 5 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 34 5 25 5 3 1 2 11 3 4 7 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 21 8 22 10 5 2 4 7 5 7 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 23 8 21 9 5 2 4 9 6 6 9
  2. prosperous; thriving
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-adj-YYz4RoeD
  3. animated; lively; spirited
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-adj-coJ3U1Hu Categories (other): Miraya Bikol terms in nonstandard scripts, Pages with 4 entries, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Miraya Bikol terms in nonstandard scripts: 14 1 17 1 17 1 14 3 13 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 0 12 0 12 0 10 8 14 9 3 3 2 6 2 5 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 21 8 22 10 5 2 4 7 5 7 10 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 10 10 19 11 6 3 5 8 8 8 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 10 10 19 11 6 3 5 8 8 8 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 23 8 21 9 5 2 4 9 6 6 9
  4. functioning; running
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-adj-sBELkwcj
  5. clear and vivid (of color)
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-adj-2eckcrVC

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuhaj/, [ˈbuː.haɪ̯], /buˈhaj/, [bʊˈhaɪ̯] Forms: ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -uhaj, -aj Etymology: From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *buhay (“live (long)”) (cf. Masbatenyo buhay, Hanunoo buhay, Bikol Central buhay, and Buhi'non Bikol, Libon Bikol, Miraya Bikol buway), possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ (compare Sambali biyay, Kapampangan bie, and Ivatan vyay). Possible doublet of bihag. Compare also Cebuano buhi, Hiligaynon buhi, Agusan Manobo buhi, Ata Manobo bui, and Tausug buhi' which came from Proto-Southern Philippine *buhiʔ (“live”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|live (long)}} “live (long)”, {{cog|msb|buhay}} Masbatenyo buhay, {{cog|hnn|buhay}} Hanunoo buhay, {{cog|bcl|buhay}} Bikol Central buhay, {{cog|ubl|-}} Buhi'non Bikol, {{cog|lbl|-}} Libon Bikol, {{cog|rbl|buway}} Miraya Bikol buway, {{noncog|poz-pro|*bihaʀ||}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ, {{cog|xsb|biyay}} Sambali biyay, {{cog|pam|bie}} Kapampangan bie, {{cog|ivv|vyay}} Ivatan vyay, {{doublet|tl|bihag|nocap=1}} doublet of bihag, {{cog|ceb|buhi}} Cebuano buhi, {{cog|hil|buhi}} Hiligaynon buhi, {{cog|msm|buhi}} Agusan Manobo buhi, {{cog|atd|bui}} Ata Manobo bui, {{cog|tsg|buhi'}} Tausug buhi', {{m-g|live}} “live” Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
  1. life
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-noun-Y71wZe8e
  2. existence; living
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-noun-QDFNEcWE
  3. source of living
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-noun-krb5M8lq
  4. action; animation
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-noun-wGKQgs~u
  5. story; main part of a tale
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-noun-PTXlblHk
  6. (obsolete) life (specifically of a human being in the flesh) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-buhay-tl-noun-NA64vkj-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aghambuhay, banyuhay, batong-buhay, bawian ng buhay, bigyang-buhay, binawian ng buhay, buhay ang loob, buhay-alamang, buhay-buhay, buhay-manok, buhay-pag-ibig, buhayin, bumuhay, buwis-buhay, habang-buhay, habang-buhay na pagkabilanggo, hanapbuhay, hanapbuhayin, hapin ng buhay, haynayan, hayto, huling-buhay, ikabuhay, ipagbuhay, isabuhay, kabilang buhay, kabuhayan, kapamuhayan, kathambuhay, kitlan ng buhay, kumitil ng buhay, kuwentong buhay, Linggo ng Pagkabuhay, mabuhay, mag-agaw-buhay, magbagong-buhay, magbigay-buhay, magbuhay, magbuhay-mayaman, maghanapbuhay, magpabagong-buhay, makabubuhay, makabuhay, mamuhay, may pananagutan sa buhay, maybuhay, mitsa ng buhay, mulimbuhay, muling-pagkabuhay, pagbabagong-buhay, pagbaguhing-buhay, paghahanapbuhay, paghanapbuhayan, pagkabuhay, pagkakapagbagong-buhay, pagpapanibagong-buhay, pagsasakabilang-buhay, pambuhay, pamumuhay, panligtas-buhay, pantawid-buhay, pang-agaw-buhay, pang-agdong-buhay, pangkabuhayan, papagbaguhing-buhay, Pasko ng Pagkabuhay, sarap-buhay, saribuhay, seguro sa buhay, sumakabilang-buhay, talambuhay, walang-buhay

Alternative forms

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      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Miraya Bikol buway",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "tsg",
        "2": "buhi'"
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      "expansion": "Tausug buhi'",
      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "m-g"
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "links": [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) life (specifically of a human being in the flesh)"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈbuː.haɪ̯]"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buˈhaj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊˈhaɪ̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "4": ""
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "hil",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "atd",
        "2": "bui"
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        "1": "tsg",
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      },
      "expansion": "Tausug buhi'",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "live"
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      "name": "m-g"
    }
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          "_dis": "23 8 21 9 5 2 4 9 6 6 9",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuhaj/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/buˈhaj/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[bʊˈhaɪ̯]"
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    {
      "word": "banyuhay"
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    {
      "word": "batong-buhay"
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      "word": "bawian ng buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "bigyang-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "binawian ng buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhay ang loob"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhay-alamang"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhay-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhay-manok"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhay-pag-ibig"
    },
    {
      "word": "buhayin"
    },
    {
      "word": "bumuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "buwis-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "habang-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "habang-buhay na pagkabilanggo"
    },
    {
      "word": "hanapbuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "hanapbuhayin"
    },
    {
      "word": "hapin ng buhay"
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    {
      "word": "haynayan"
    },
    {
      "word": "hayto"
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    {
      "word": "huling-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "ikabuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "ipagbuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "isabuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabilang buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabuhayan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kapamuhayan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kathambuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "kitlan ng buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "kumitil ng buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuwentong buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "Linggo ng Pagkabuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "mabuhay"
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    {
      "word": "mag-agaw-buhay"
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    {
      "word": "magbagong-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "magbigay-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "magbuhay"
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      "word": "magbuhay-mayaman"
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      "word": "maghanapbuhay"
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    {
      "word": "magpabagong-buhay"
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    {
      "word": "makabubuhay"
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    {
      "word": "makabuhay"
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    {
      "word": "mamuhay"
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      "word": "may pananagutan sa buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "maybuhay"
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    {
      "word": "mitsa ng buhay"
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      "word": "mulimbuhay"
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    {
      "word": "muling-pagkabuhay"
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    {
      "word": "pagbabagong-buhay"
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    {
      "word": "pagbaguhing-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "paghahanapbuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "paghanapbuhayan"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagkabuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagkakapagbagong-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagpapanibagong-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagsasakabilang-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "pambuhay"
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    {
      "word": "pamumuhay"
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    {
      "word": "panligtas-buhay"
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    {
      "word": "pantawid-buhay"
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    {
      "word": "pang-agaw-buhay"
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    {
      "word": "pang-agdong-buhay"
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    {
      "word": "pangkabuhayan"
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    {
      "word": "papagbaguhing-buhay"
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    {
      "word": "Pasko ng Pagkabuhay"
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    {
      "word": "sarap-buhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "saribuhay"
    },
    {
      "word": "seguro sa buhay"
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    {
      "word": "sumakabilang-buhay"
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      "word": "talambuhay"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "bui"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "live"
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          "living",
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          "source"
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          "living",
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      "glosses": [
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          "action",
          "action"
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          "animation",
          "animation"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "story; main part of a tale"
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        [
          "story",
          "story"
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          "main",
          "main"
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          "part",
          "part"
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          "tale",
          "tale"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbuhaj/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈbuː.haɪ̯]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/buˈhaj/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[bʊˈhaɪ̯]"
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      "args": {
        "1": "msm",
        "2": "buhi"
      },
      "expansion": "Agusan Manobo buhi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "atd",
        "2": "bui"
      },
      "expansion": "Ata Manobo bui",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tsg",
        "2": "buhi'"
      },
      "expansion": "Tausug buhi'",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "live"
      },
      "expansion": "“live”",
      "name": "m-g"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *buhay (“live (long)”) (cf. Masbatenyo buhay, Hanunoo buhay, Bikol Central buhay, and Buhi'non Bikol, Libon Bikol, Miraya Bikol buway), possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ (compare Sambali biyay, Kapampangan bie, and Ivatan vyay). Possible doublet of bihag. Compare also Cebuano buhi, Hiligaynon buhi, Agusan Manobo buhi, Ata Manobo bui, and Tausug buhi' which came from Proto-Southern Philippine *buhiʔ (“live”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "buháy",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "buháy",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "buháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bu‧hay"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "alive; living"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alive",
          "alive"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prosperous; thriving"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosperous",
          "prosperous"
        ],
        [
          "thriving",
          "thriving"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "animated; lively; spirited"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "animated",
          "animated"
        ],
        [
          "lively",
          "lively"
        ],
        [
          "spirited",
          "spirited"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "functioning; running"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "functioning",
          "functioning"
        ],
        [
          "running",
          "running"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clear and vivid (of color)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "vivid",
          "vivid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuhaj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbuː.haɪ̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uhaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/buˈhaj/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊˈhaɪ̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "buhay"
}

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