bulak
English
Noun
bulak (plural bulaks)
Alternative forms
Anagrams
Cebuano
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧lak
- IPA(key): /ˈbulak/ [ˈbu.l̪ɐk]
Noun
bulak
Verb
bulak
Derived terms
Higaonon
Noun
bulak
Hiligaynon
Noun
búlak
Verb
búlak
Matigsalug Manobo
Noun
bulak
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Noun
buḽak
Sundanese
Etymology
Compare Tagalog bulák (“effervescence”).
Verb
bulak (Sundanese script ᮘᮥᮜᮊ᮪, active ngabulak)
- (intransitive) to spring (of water)
Derived terms
- cibulakan
- ngabulak
Further reading
- "BOELAK", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bulac — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology 1
Possibly related to bulaklak.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbulak/ [ˈbuː.lɐk̚]
- Rhymes: -ulak
- Syllabification: bu‧lak
Noun
bulak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)
Derived terms
- Bulacan
- bulak-baino
- bulak-banaba
- bulak-buboy
- bulak-bulak
- bulak-bulakan
- bulak-butika
- bulak-damo
- bulak-kahoy
- bulak-kangkong
- bulak-manok
- bulak-niyebe
- bulak-talahib
- bulakan
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈlak/ [bʊˈlak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: bu‧lak
Noun
bulák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)
Derived terms
- bumulak
Further reading
- “bulak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018