Usage Note
Buyo means to entice, incite, or induce someone toward an action — often with a manipulative or persuasive connotation. It is used in contexts of temptation, encouragement toward wrongdoing, or persistent urging. The raw POS 'ROOT' confirms it is a verb root.
Examples
" Huwag mong buyuin ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't entice the child.
Literal Translation
Don't you entice the child.
" Kita ang buyo sa kanyang mga mata. "
Natural Translation
The incitement is visible in his/her eyes.
Literal Translation
Visible the incite in his/her (plural) eye.
" Binuyo siya ng mga kaibigan na sumali sa sugal, kaya naubos ang kanyang naipong pera sa iisang gabi lamang. "
Natural Translation
His/Her friends enticed him/her to join the gambling, so the money he/she had saved was used up in a single night.
Literal Translation
Enticed he/she by-the friends to join in gambling, so used-up the his/her saved money in single night only.
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