bulaw

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaw, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw (golden color).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧law
  • IPA(key): /buˈlaw/ [buˈl̪aʊ̯]

Adjective

buláw

  1. blonde, golden (color/colour)

Noun

buláw

  1. (dated, measurement) equals to 2 1/4 kg.

Derived terms

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Back-formation from bulawan.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧law
  • IPA(key): /buˈlaw/ [bʊˈl̪aʊ̯]

Adjective

bulaw

  1. blonde
  2. golden (color/colour)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈlaw/ [bʊˈlaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: bu‧law

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaw, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw (golden color).

Noun

buláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. vermilion; reddish gold (color/colour)
Derived terms

Adjective

buláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. vermilion; reddish gold (color/colour)

Etymology 2

Noun

buláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. (chiefly Marinduque) suckling pig
    Synonym: biik

Further reading

Anagrams

Yogad

Adjective

buláw

  1. blind