buis

(Îngilîzî)

buizen

Pircarînî

C1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/bœy̯s/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle Dutch buse, of uncertain origin, plausibly representing an umlauted byform *beusju of Proto-West Germanic *beusu (“rush, bentgrass”) which gives Dutch bies. For the "television" sense, compare English tube.

Related words

borrî

lûlî

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