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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch buis.
Pronunciation
Noun
buis (plural buise, diminutive buisie)
- tube, duct, pipe
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch buse, of uncertain origin, plausibly representing an umlauted byform *beusju of Proto-West Germanic *beusu (“rush, bentgrass”) which gives Dutch bies. For the "television" sense, compare English tube.
Noun
buis f (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- pipe, duct
- (slang) television
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Clipping of wambuis.
Noun
buis n (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- (historical) gambeson
- a type of coat or jacket
- a type of blouse
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch buse, from Medieval Latin buscia, buza, buccia (possibly Middle Dutch loaned the Latin by way of Old French busse, buce); further etymology uncertain.
Noun
buis f (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- (historical) a buss, a type of fishing vessel
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
buis
- inflection of buizen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French bois, from Latin buxus.
Pronunciation
Noun
buis m (plural buis)
- box (tree)
- boxwood
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbwis/
- Hyphenation: bu‧is
Noun
buís
- tax
Kapampangan
Etymology
Compare Tagalog buwis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbwis/
- Hyphenation: bu‧is
Noun
buís
- tax
Verb
buís
- to pay tax
Maguindanao
Noun
buís
- tax
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch buis.
Pronunciation
Noun
buis c (plural buizen, diminutive buiske)
- tube, pipe, duct
Further reading
- “buis (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011