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busew₁
/busɔw/
n.
“spirits”

1.
n.
a generic name of all evil spirits
Wrd.Gloss: spirits
Cult. The eyes of busew do not blink, and they cannot bend their arms and legs. They never stand flat-footed but jump on tip-toes. They don't turn their heads but turn their whole bodies around. Some people have seen these beings. The ones that live in the balitì tree fly. The ones that live in the cemetery jump. A busew takes over the entire body, thus the person's face becomes ugly. If the busew turns its head to the side, then the original person's face is visible again.
Pigserepan te busew ka Inayen ku.
My Auntie was demon-possessed.
Eng. devil; blood-drinking spirits; demon; evil spirits; spirits
Tag. demónyo; diyáblo
Ceb. dimunyu; panulay
Ilo.: demónyo; diyáblo
OCM: Spirits and Gods (776)
DDP: Soul, spirit (3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

adj.
(busawen, -en) a well known place for evil spirit
Eng. a well known place for evil spirit
DDP: Soul, spirit (3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
v.
for the group of children (egbubusew, migbubusew/imbubusew, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to play tag
Eng. play tag, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

3.
n.
(timbusawen, tiN–en) shaman; a person has a third eye
Syn. tumanuren
Eng. shaman
Ceb. magbuhat-buhat
OCM: Animism (774)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,TME,QDL
Last updated: 19/Jan/2010

Links to texts

"busew" in text "Proving Innocence I (When Accused of Theft)"

"busew" in text "Proving Innocence I (When Accused of Theft)"

"busew" in text "Proving Innocence I (When Accused of Theft)"

"busew" in text "Sacrificing to Avert Sickness"

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