buwis
التعريفات والمعاني
== Bikol Central ==
=== Alternative forms ===
buhis
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis (“tribute”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /buˈis/ [buˈwis]
Hyphenation: bu‧wis
=== Noun ===
buwís (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
tax
Synonym: sedula
(informal) sacrifice
Synonyms: sakripisiyo, dulot
==== Derived terms ====
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
bouis, bovys, buuis, buvys — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhis (“tribute”). Compare Bikol Central buwis, Cebuano buhis, Ilocano buis, Kapampangan buis, and Waray-Waray buhis.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈis/ [ˈbwɪs]
Rhymes: -is
Syllabification: bu‧wis
=== Noun ===
buwís (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
tax; tariff; taxation
tribute; forced payment
crop share
(figurative) something given as a sacrifice
Synonym: sakripisyo
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“buwis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“buwis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
page 470: “Pecho) Buvys (pc) q̃ ſe paga”
page 587: “Tributo) Bovys (pc) q̃ pagã eſtos”
== Tausug ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /buis/ [ˈbwɪs]
Rhymes: -is
Syllabification: bu‧wis
=== Noun ===
buwis (Sulat Sūg spelling بُوِسْ)
tribute