bulat

Borrowed from Russian булат (bulat), ultimately from Persian پولاد or فولاد (“steel”).

bulat (uncountable)

1. A steel alloy known in Russia from medieval times.

• balut, tubal

bulat

1. definite nominative/accusative plural of bulë

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbulat/ [ˈbu.lat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ulat
• Syllabification: bu‧lat

bulat

1. round
2. spherical

• “bulat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buled₂ (“round, spherical; rounded”).

• IPA^(key): [bu.lat]
• Rhymes: -lat, -at
• Hyphenation: bu‧lat

bulat (Jawi spelling بولت)

1. Round or circular.
2. Shaped like a sphere; spherical.
3. Whole, complete or unbroken.

• “bulat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.