buhawi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *buháwi(ʔ). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Maranao bohawi.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ha‧wi
  • IPA(key): /buˈhawiʔ/, [bʊˈha.wɪʔ]

Noun

buhawì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜏᜒ)

  1. tornado
  2. cyclone; hurricane whirlwind
    Synonym: ipuipo
  3. waterspout
    Synonym: buhawing-dagat

Derived terms
  • buhawing-dagat

See also

Further reading
  • “buhawi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Noun

buhawì

  1. cyclone; tornado
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