bulong

See also: Bulong

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluŋ (“medicinal herbs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈloŋ/ [buˈl̪oŋ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧long

Noun

bulóng (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

1. cure; antidote
2. medicine

   Synonym: medisina

3. remedy

   Synonym: remedyo

Derived terms

• mabulong
• makabulong
• pabulong
• parabulong

Bislama

Noun

bulong

1. bolt

Bolinao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluŋ (“medicinal herbs”).

Noun

bulong

1. leaf

Pangasinan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluŋ (“medicinal herbs”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧long
• IPA^(key): /buˈloŋ/, [bʊˈlʊŋ]

Noun

bulóng

1. leaf

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈloŋ/ [bʊˈloŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: bu‧long

Noun

bulóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

1. whisper; murmur

   Synonyms: anas, amil, (Rizal) mulumor

2. incantation (such as used by quack doctors, etc.)
3. mutter; muttering

   Synonym: ungol

Derived terms

• bulong-bulungan
• bulungan
• bumulong
• bumulong-bulong
• ibulong
• ibulong-bulong
• magbubulong
• magbulong
• magbulungan
• pabulong
• pagbubulungan
• pagbulong
• pagbulunganan

Descendants

• → Kapampangan: bulung

See also

• usal

Further reading

• “bulong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Noun

bulóng

1. medicine; cure