"buwa" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /buˈaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈbwaʔ] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈbuaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈbuː.ɐʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: buwâ [canonical], buwà [canonical], ᜊᜓᜏ [Baybayin], boua [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʔ, -uaʔ Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq (“fruit”). Compare Aklanon buwa, Cebuano buwa, Maranao bowa', Malay buah, and Chamorro pugua'. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*buaq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, {{inh|tl|map-pro|*buaq||fruit}} Proto-Austronesian *buaq (“fruit”), {{cog|akl|buwa}} Aklanon buwa, {{cog|ceb|buwa}} Cebuano buwa, {{cog|mrw|bowa'}} Maranao bowa', {{cog|ms|buah}} Malay buah, {{cog|ch|pugua'}} Chamorro pugua' Head templates: {{tl-noun|buwâ,buwà|b=+}} buwâ or buwà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏ), {{tlb|tl|medicine}} (medicine)
  1. prolapsed uterus Derived forms: buwa ng ina mo, buwain, himuwa, magbuwa, magpabuwa, mambuwa, pagbuwaan Related terms: sinapupunan
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "akl",
        "2": "buwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Aklanon buwa",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
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      },
      "expansion": "Cebuano buwa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mrw",
        "2": "bowa'"
      },
      "expansion": "Maranao bowa'",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "buah"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay buah",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ch",
        "2": "pugua'"
      },
      "expansion": "Chamorro pugua'",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq (“fruit”). Compare Aklanon buwa, Cebuano buwa, Maranao bowa', Malay buah, and Chamorro pugua'.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "buwâ",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜊᜓᜏ",
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      ]
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      "form": "boua",
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      ]
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  "hyphenation": [
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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        {
          "word": "buwa ng ina mo"
        },
        {
          "word": "buwain"
        },
        {
          "word": "himuwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "magbuwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "magpabuwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "mambuwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagbuwaan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prolapsed uterus"
      ],
      "id": "en-buwa-tl-noun-m7Ggv7Gi",
      "links": [
        [
          "prolapsed",
          "prolapsed"
        ],
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          "word": "sinapupunan"
        }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/buˈaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbwaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbuː.ɐʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uaʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "buwa"
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    {
      "word": "buwa ng ina mo"
    },
    {
      "word": "buwain"
    },
    {
      "word": "himuwa"
    },
    {
      "word": "magbuwa"
    },
    {
      "word": "magpabuwa"
    },
    {
      "word": "mambuwa"
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      "word": "pagbuwaan"
    }
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "buwa"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "ms",
        "2": "buah"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "pugua'"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "buwà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜊᜓᜏ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "boua",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "medicine"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    "bu‧wa"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "bu‧wa"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "sinapupunan"
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/aʔ",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/aʔ/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/uaʔ",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/uaʔ/2 syllables",
        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog nouns",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
        "tl:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prolapsed uterus"
      ],
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          "prolapsed",
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          "uterus",
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/buˈaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbwaʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbuaʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbuː.ɐʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uaʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "buwa"
}

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