buling

Cebuano

Noun

buling

1. dirt, soot, stain

Verb

buling

1. to stain, to make (something) dirty

Hiligaynon

Noun

bulíng

1. spot, stain

Verb

bulíng

1. stain, soil, dirty

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbuliŋ/ [ˈbu.lɪŋ]
    • Rhymes: -uliŋ
  • IPA^(key): /buˈliŋ/ [bʊˈliŋ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: bu‧ling

Noun

buling (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. smut; smudge; smear; tarnish

   Synonyms: amol, mantsa, bahid

2. act of throwing water at someone (on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist on June 24th)

Derived terms

• Buling-Buling
• bulingin
• magbuling
• pagbuling

 

Yakan

Noun

buling

1. soot

Derived terms

• bulingan (“sooty”)