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buhay

Pronunciation: /ˈbuhaj/

“buhay” is a Tagalog word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. life
  2. existence; living
  3. source of living
  4. action; animation
  5. story; main part of a tale
  6. life (specifically of a human being in the flesh)

adjective

  1. alive; living; mabuhay
  2. prosperous; thriving
  3. animated; lively; spirited
  4. functioning; running
  5. clear and vivid (of color)

Etymology

From Proto-Greater Central Philippine *buhay (“live (long)”) (cf. Masbatenyo buhay, Hanunoo buhay, Central Bikol buhay, and Buhi'non Bikol, Libon Bikol, East Miraya Bikol buway), possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ (compare Sambali biyay, Kapampangan bie, and Ivatan vyay). See also bihag. Compare also Cebuano buhi, Hiligaynon buhi, Agusan Manobo buhi, Ata Manobo bui, and Tausug…

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