bulu

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Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (compare Malay bulu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bulu

  1. body hair (humans)
  2. fur (animals)
  3. feather

Synonyms

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Chichewa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese burro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bulú class 1a (plural abulú class 2)

  1. donkey

Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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bulu

  1. bamboo

Fiji Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English blue.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bulu

  1. blue

References

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Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.lu/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧lu
  • Rhymes: -lu, -u

Noun

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bulu

  1. (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
    Synonym: buk
  2. (anatomy) fur
  3. (anatomy) feather

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Malay bulu, from Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.lu/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧lu
  • Rhymes: -lu, -u
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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bulu (plural bulu-bulu, first-person possessive buluku, second-person possessive bulumu, third-person possessive bulunya)

  1. (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
    Synonym: rambut
  2. (anatomy) fur
  3. (anatomy) feather

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Kambera

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Verb

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bulu

  1. (intransitive) to be empty
  2. (intransitive) to be clear

Derived terms

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References

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  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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bulu

  1. bamboo

Lindu

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Noun

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bulu

  1. mountain

Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

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Noun

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bulu (Jawi spelling بولو, plural bulu-bulu, informal 1st possessive buluku, 2nd possessive bulumu, 3rd possessive bulunya)

  1. (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
  2. (anatomy) fur
  3. (anatomy) feather

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Further reading

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Puyuma

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

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bulu

  1. kind of slender bamboo, Thyrsostachys siamensis
    asuwa driya, milibeng mi dra bulu.
    In the early days, the walls of our house were made of slender bamboos.

References

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  • Josiane Cauquelin (2015) Nanwang Puyuma-English Dictionary (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series 56), Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, →ISBN, page 110
  • Stacy Fang-Ching Teng (鄧芳青) (2008) A Reference Grammar Of Puyuma, An Austronesian Language Of Taiwan, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 16

Rukai

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Noun

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bulu

  1. semen

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English bull.

Noun

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bulu

  1. bull

Tumbuka

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese burro.

Noun

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bulu class 1a (plural ŵabulu class 2)

  1. donkey