mabuwaya

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- + buwaya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /mabuˈaja/ [mɐˈbwa.jɐ] (adjective)
    • IPA(key): /ˌmabuˈaja/ [ˌmaˈbwa.jɐ] (verb)
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: ma‧bu‧wa‧ya

Adjective

mabuwaya (plural mabubuwaya/mabuwabuwaya, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜏᜌ)

  1. infested with crocodiles

Inflection

    Verb

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

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

    Conjugation

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