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| Tboli | busaw | spirit, probably the spirit of the dead; many stories are told about Bong Busaw ('Big Spirit'), who is greatly feared by the people |
| Cebuano | búsaw | glutton; become a glutton (as after experiencing hunger) |
| Binukid | busaw | evil spirit, demon; witch, human with supernatural powers (who shows himself in an unexpected or startling way); for an evil spirit to enter or possess someone |
| tala-busaw | evil spirit that possesses people | |
| Maranao | bosaw | gluttonous, greedy, voracious |
| Manobo (Western Bukidnon) | busew | demon; evil spirit |
| Mansaka | bosaw | demon. There is only one of this demon, and he is the leader of the other demons. He is believed to eat people, and is used in curses such as 'May you be eaten by the ' |
| Tiruray | busaw | one of two tribes of giant spirits. In Tiruray cosmology the live to the west, and are characteristically cruel, hunting people with dogs and eating their souls |
| Malay | busaw | gluttonous; greedy |