bulbol

bulból

1. pubic hair

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bulbul (“body hair; feathers”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu. Compare Hiligaynon bulbul. Sense 3 is after the Chinese character being likened to pubic hair.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulbol/ [ˈbul̪.bol̪]
• Hyphenation: bul‧bol

búlbol

1. pubic hair
2. (offensive, informal, humorous) curly or kinky hair on the head
3. (mahjong) green dragon tile

bulbol

1. pubic hair

• balbol — obsolete
• bolbol — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bulbul (“body hair; feathers”). Compare Ibatan boboh, Kapampangan bulbul, Bikol Central bulbol, Aklanon buebue, Maranao bombol, and Maguindanao bumbul.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bulˈbol/ [bʊlˈbol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: bul‧bol

bulból (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔)

1. pubic hair
2. hair in the armpits
3. (obsolete) feather
4. (obsolete) act of plucking feathers from a bird

• “bulbol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• lublob