bugaw
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/, [ˈbu.ɡaʊ̯]
Noun
búgaw
- (informal) a pimp; a pander
- inducement, act of driving away people or animals
- Synonym: halaw
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/, [ˈbu.ɡaʊ̯]
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧gaw
- IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/, [ˈbu.ɣaʊ̯]
Noun
bugaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜏ᜔)
- driving away; shooing (animals, people, etc.)
- (colloquial) go-between in a courtship
- (colloquial) pimp; pander; procurer
- Synonyms: alkahuweta, alkagwete, kuwekong
Derived terms
- bugawan
- bugawin
- bumugaw
- mambugaw
- pagbugaw
- pambugaw ng langaw
Further reading
- “bugaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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