bilbil

See also: bılbıl

Albanian

Alternative forms

• (Gheg) bylbyl, bȣlbȣl

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بلبل (bülbül), from Persian بلبل (bolbol), from Arabic بلبل (bulbul), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Greek μπιρμπίλι (birmpíli).

Noun

bilbil m

1. nightingale (bird)

Hypernyms

• peshku bilbil (“boarfish”) (Capros aper)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bil‧bil

Noun

bilbil

1. love handle, potbelly, muffin top

Northern Kurdish

bilbil

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بلبل (bolbol).

Noun

bilbil m

1. nightingale

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *biʀbiʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bil.ˈbil/, [bil.ˈbil]

Noun

bilbil

1. (anatomy) lip

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bilˈbil/ [bɪlˈbil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: bil‧bil

Noun

bilbíl (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. (anatomy, colloquial) love handle; excess fat on one's lower abdomen
2. (anatomy) double chin
3. (medicine) edema; dropsy

   Synonyms: manas, pamamanas

Derived terms

• bilbilin