bulaw

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaw, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw (“golden color”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧law
• IPA^(key): /buˈlaw/ [buˈl̪aʊ̯]

Adjective

buláw

1. blonde, golden (color/colour)

Noun

buláw

1. (dated, measurement) equals to 2 1/4 kg.

Derived terms

• bulawan

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• buwaw

Etymology

Back-formation from bulawan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧law
• IPA^(key): /buˈlaw/ [bʊˈl̪aʊ̯]

Adjective

bulaw

1. blonde
2. golden (color/colour)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bulao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaw, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw (“golden color”). Compare Aklanon bueaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈlaw/ [bʊˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: bu‧law

Noun

buláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

1. vermilion; reddish gold (color/colour)
2. (now chiefly dialectal, Batangas, Quezon, Marinduque) suckling pig

   Synonym: biik

Derived terms

• bulawan

See also

• bulagaw
• bulawisan
• bulhaw
• bulyas

Adjective

buláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

1. vermilion; reddish gold (color/colour)

Further reading

• “bulaw”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “bulaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012), Diksyunaryong Batangueño‎^[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 74
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 89
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 156
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulaw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• buwal, lubaw

Yogad

Adjective

buláw

1. blind