buhi

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Compare Hiligaynon buhi, Tagalog buhay, and perhaps Ilocano biag.

Pronunciation 1

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuhiʔ/ [ˈbu.hɪʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧hi

Verb

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buhì (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ)

  1. to live
    Nabuhi si Hesukristo sa Dominggo sa Pagkabanhaw
    Jesus rose again on Easter Sunday

Pronunciation 2

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  • IPA(key): /buˈhiʔ/ [bʊˈhiʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧hi

Adjective

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buhî (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ)

  1. alive; living
    Antonym: patay
  2. vivid

Noun

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buhî (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ)

  1. domestic animal kept; pet
    Synonym: alaga
  2. animals kept by a supernatural being
  3. (slang) large penis

Verb

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buhî (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ)

  1. to bring to life; to revive
    Synonym: banhaw
  2. to raise animals
  3. to support or raise a family
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuhiʔ/ [ˈbu.hɪʔ]
  • IPA(key): /buˈhiʔ/ [bʊˈhiʔ] (to set free, release)
  • Hyphenation: bu‧hi

Adjective

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buhì (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ)

  1. released; set free

Noun

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buhì (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ)

  1. act of setting something free (such as of cocks in a cockfight)
  2. draw (in lottery)
  3. setting off of dynamite

Verb

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buhì (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜑᜒ)

  1. to set free
    1. to dismiss (order to leave)
  2. to release one's hold of; to let go
  3. to release one's emotions
  4. to let a vehicle travel on a certain speed
  5. to release funds
  6. to draw in a lottery
  7. to set off dynamite
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References

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  • Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español[1] (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País
  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[2] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Hiligaynon

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧hi
  • IPA(key): /buˈhiʔ/ [buˈhiʔ]

Adjective

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buhî

  1. alive
    Antonym: patay

Japanese

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Romanization

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buhi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶひ

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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buhi

  1. dative/locative singular of buha