buyon

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• uyon

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧yon
• IPA^(key): /ˈbujon/ [ˈbu.jon̪]

Etymology 1

Noun

buyon

1. a flowering plant, Mussaenda anisophylla

References

• Mussaenda anisophylla at Tropicos

Etymology 2

Adjective

buyon

1. parallel

Verb

buyon

1. to parallel; to construct or place something parallel to something else
2. to be parallel to something else (of a path etc.)

Derived terms

• mobuyon

 

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French bouillon.

Noun

buyon

1. bouillon

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French bouillon.

Noun

buyon

1. bouillon

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• boyon — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buyəquŋ. Compare Ilocano buy-ong, Cebuano buy-on, Malay buyong, and Javanese ꦧꦸꦪꦸꦁ (buyung).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈjon/ [bʊˈjon̪], /ˈbujon/ [ˈbuː.jon̪]
• Rhymes: -on, -ujon
• Syllabification: bu‧yon

Noun

buyón or buyon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. paunch; potbelly; protruding belly

Derived terms

• buyunan
• buyunin
• magkabuyon

 

Further reading

• “buyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buyequŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Waray-Waray

Noun

buyón

1. thief