bulak

See also: Bulak and büläk

English

Noun

bulak (plural bulaks)

  1. An Indian nose ring usually worn by married women.

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧lak
  • IPA(key): /ˈbulak/ [ˈbu.l̪ɐk]

Noun

bulak

  1. a flower; a bloom; a blossom

Verb

bulak

  1. to bring forth flower buds
  2. to flower; to blossom

Derived terms

Higaonon

Noun

bulak

  1. flower

Hiligaynon

Noun

búlak

  1. blossom, flower

Verb

búlak

  1. blossom, flower

Matigsalug Manobo

Noun

bulak

  1. flower

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

buḽak

  1. a flower; a bloom; a blossom

Sundanese

Etymology

Compare Tagalog bulák (effervescence).

Verb

bulak (Sundanese script ᮘᮥᮜᮊ᮪, active ngabulak)

  1. (intransitive) to spring (of water)

Derived terms

  • cibulakan
  • ngabulak

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Possibly related to bulaklak.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbulak/ [ˈbuː.lɐk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ulak
  • Syllabification: bu‧lak

Noun

bulak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)

  1. cotton
    Synonym: algodon
  2. kapok tree
    Synonyms: buboy, bulak-kahoy, kapok
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈlak/ [bʊˈlak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: bu‧lak

Noun

bulák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)

  1. effervescence; bubbling of liquid beginning to boil
    Synonyms: sulak, kulo
  2. bubbles formed on the surface of boiling water
Derived terms
  • bumulak

Further reading

  • bulak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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