bulalako
Kapampangan
Alternative forms
- bulalacao (obsolete, Spanish orthography)
- bulalacau (obsolete, Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
- bulalakaw (obsolete, Súlat Wáwâ)
- bulalaco (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”). Cognate with Tagalog bulalakaw (“meteor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊləˈlako/ [bʊ.ləˈläː.xoː]
- Hyphenation: bu‧la‧la‧ko
Noun
bulalákó
- (astronomy) shooting star
- Synonym: taklang-batuin
Further reading
- “bulalako”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018