pabuya

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ buya.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pa‧bu‧ya

IPA^(key): /paˈbujaʔ/, [pɐˈbu.jɐʔ]

Noun

pabuyà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜓᜌ)

reward in return for someone's kindness as a form of gratitude
(law enforcement) bounty
(neologism) tip
Synonym: tip
(obsolete) food for satiation

References

“pabuya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835), Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot

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