buil

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *būla, from Proto-Germanic *būlijǭ. Cognate with English beal, German Beule.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -œy̯l

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Noun

buil m (plural builen, diminutive builtje n)

1. bruise, bump

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Palauan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulan (“moon, month”), from Proto-Austronesian *bulaN (“moon, month”).

Noun

búil

1. month
2. moon

References

• buil in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• buil in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• buil in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 29.

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪl/

Verb

buil (third-person singular simple present buils, present participle builin, simple past built, past participle built)

1. (Hawick, archaic) To weep or bawl.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

buil f (genitive singular buile, plural builean)

1. consequence, effect, result
2. completion, conclusion

Synonyms

• (effect): èifeachd, toradh

Derived terms

• buileach
• thig gu buil

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Southern Kam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pui⁵⁵/

Noun

buil

1. fire