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Bikol Central
[edit]Noun
[edit]bulból
Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu. Sense 3 is after the Chinese character being likened to pubic hair.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bulból
- pubic hair
- (offensive, informal, humorous) curly or kinky hair in the head
- (mahjong) green dragon tile
Masbatenyo
[edit]Noun
[edit]bulbol
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Philippine *bulbul (“body hair; feathers”). Compare Ibatan boboh, Kapampangan bulbul, Bikol Central bulbol, Aklanon buebue, Maranao bombol, and Maguindanao bumbul.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bulˈbol/ [bʊlˈbol]
- Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: bul‧bol
Noun
[edit]bulból (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bulbol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Bikol Central lemmas
- Bikol Central nouns
- Cebuano terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano offensive terms
- Cebuano informal terms
- Cebuano humorous terms
- ceb:Mahjong
- Cebuano reduplications
- Masbatenyo lemmas
- Masbatenyo nouns
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ol
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ol/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms with obsolete senses