buaya noun English. Philippine crocodile which may attain a length of 4.5 m., Scientific name. Crocodylus porosus. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki tanda' nig batang kia, meliwag gupia linaw, muka' melaun gupia buaya dun. English. Where this log lay, was a very wide lake, and it had many crocodiles. Example sentence: Subanen. Su minita'ug buaya ditu sabang Piau, dua' depa ig lantungen. English. The crocodile I saw there at the mouth of the Piau river was two fathoms thick. Generic. tubu'