bulat

See also: Bulat, bułat, and Bułat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian булат (bulat), ultimately from Persian پولاد or فولاد (“steel”).

Noun

bulat (uncountable)

1. A steel alloy known in Russia from medieval times.

Anagrams

• balut, tubal

Albanian

Noun

bulat

1. definite nominative/accusative plural of bulë

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbulat/ [ˈbu.lat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ulat
• Syllabification: bu‧lat

Adjective

bulat

1. round
2. spherical

Derived terms

• bilangan bulat (“integer”)

References

• “bulat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buled₂ (“round, spherical; rounded”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bu.lat]
• Rhymes: -lat, -at
• Hyphenation: bu‧lat

Adjective

bulat (Jawi spelling بولت, comparative lebih bulat, superlative paling bulat)

1. Round or circular.
2. Shaped like a sphere; spherical.
3. Whole, complete or unbroken.

Affixations

• berkebulatan
• bulat-bulat
• bulatan
• bulati
• bulatkan
• kebulatan
• membulat
• pembulatan
• sebulat

Compounds

• bulat bujur
• bulat cekung
• bulat cembung
• bulat fikiran
• bulat geter
• bulat hati
• bulat kata
• bulat leting
• bulat lurus
• bulat mata
• bulat muafakat
• bulat panjang
• bulat pipih
• bulat suara
• bulat tekad
• bulat telur
• bulat torak
• nombor bulat (“whole number”)
• telanjang bulat

Further reading

• “bulat”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017