buwis-buhay
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From buwis (“tax”) + buhay (“life”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˌis ˈbuhaj/ [ˌbwis ˈbuː.haɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -uhaj
- Syllabification: bu‧wis-bu‧hay
Adjective
[edit]buwís-buhay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔)
- life-threatening; risky
- (by extension) requiring great effort