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bawi

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See also: ba'wí

Bakumpai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi.

Noun

bawi

  1. woman

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese bawi (“pig”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy. Doublet of ᬩᬩᬶ (babi).

Noun

bawi (Balinese script ᬩᬯᬶ) (alus mider)

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)
    Synonyms: babi, (andap) céléng

Further reading

  • “bawi”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]
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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bawiq (“to regain”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧wi
  • IPA(key): /ˈbawiʔ/ [ˈba.wɪʔ]

Verb

bawì

  1. to take back; to regain possession of something
  2. to abrogate

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈbawiʔ/ [ˈba.wiʔ]

Verb

báwì

  1. to redeem, deliver, set free, release, or liberate

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bawiq (“to regain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbawi/, [ˈbawi]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧wi

Noun

bawi

  1. redemption; regaining of what one has lost

Derived terms

Lai

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: baw‧i

Noun

bawi

  1. lord, ruler

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

Noun

bawi (Lontara spelling ᨅᨓᨗ)

  1. pig

Mizo

Noun

bawi

  1. slave

Further reading

Ngaju

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba-bahi.

Noun

bawi

  1. woman

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

Noun

bawi (mutated form mbawi)

  1. pig

References

  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 31.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.wi/
  • Rhymes: -wi
  • Hyphenation: ba‧wi

Noun

bawi

  1. pig, boar
    Synonyms: celeṅ, centĕn, sūkara, wök

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦧꦧꦶ (babi)
  • → Balinese: ᬩᬯᬶ (bawi)

Further reading

  • "bawi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.vi/
  • Rhymes: -avi
  • Syllabification: ba‧wi

Verb

bawi

  1. third-person singular present of bawić

Sangir

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

bawi

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bawiq (cf. Cebuano bawi).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbawiʔ/ [ˈbaː.wɪʔ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -awiʔ
    • IPA(key): /baˈwiʔ/ [bɐˈwɪʔ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧wi

Noun

bawì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜒ)

  1. retrieval; recovery (of one's property, health, etc.)
  2. retraction (of one's words, commitment, etc.)

Derived terms

Adjective

bawî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜒ)

  1. retrieved; recovered
    Synonyms: nabawi, nakabawi
  2. gotten even with
    Synonyms: amanos, nakaamanos

Further reading

  • “bawi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Yakan

Noun

bawi

  1. pig
    Synonym: eppol

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