mabuwaya

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- + buwaya.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧bu‧wa‧ya
  • IPA(key): /mabuˈaja/, [mɐˈbwa.jɐ] (adjective)
  • IPA(key): /ˌmabuˈaja/, [ˌmaˈbwa.jɐ] (verb)

Adjective

mabuwaya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜏᜌ, plural mabubuwaya/mabuwabuwaya)

  1. infested with crocodiles

Inflection

    Verb

    mábuwáya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜏᜌ, complete nabuwaya, progressive nabubuwaya/nabuwabuwaya, contemplative mabubuwaya/mabuwabuwaya, 3rd actor trigger)

    1. to be swindled (by someone)
      Synonyms: madaya, malinlang
    2. to be able to obtain something by trickery

    Conjugation

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