buwal

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *buál (“uproot a tree”). Compare Ilocano bual, Pangasinan buwal, Hanunoo bual, Agutaynen boal, and Bikol Central bual. Doublet of buwag.

Noun

buwál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

  1. falling flat on the ground (of something tall or long)
    Synonyms: tumba, pagkatumba, pagkabuwal
  2. knocking something flat on the ground (of something tall or long)
    Synonyms: pagbubuwal, pagtutumba
  3. (figurative) bankruptcy
    Synonyms: pagkatumba, pagkabangkarote
  4. (now chiefly dialectal) tree uproot (especially due to the force of wind)
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Adjective

buwál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

  1. fallen flat on the ground (of something tall or long)
    Synonyms: hapay, tumba, bulid
  2. (figurative) bankrupt
    Synonyms: bangkarote, nabangkarote

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English voile, from French voile, from Old French voil, veil, from Latin vēlum. Doublet of belo.

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Noun

buwál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

  1. voile (translucent fabric)
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