bule

• IPA^(key): [ˈbulɛ]

bule

1. masculine singular present transgressive of bulit

bule

1. second-person singular imperative of bulir

From Javanese bule. Doublet of bulai. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

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bule (plural bule-bule)

1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albinism (person or any animal with the condition)
2. (colloquial, neutral or derogatory) a foreigner, usually a Westerner or a Caucasian

bule (comparative lebih bule, superlative paling bule)

1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albino (having albinism)

• “bule” 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.

bule

1. alternative form of bole

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ulɛ
• Syllabification: bu‧le
• Homophone: bulę

bule f

1. dative/locative singular of buła

bule f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bula

Unknown, perhaps from Malay buli, buli-buli (“small stoppered vial or flask of glass or porcelain”), or from Arabic بُلْبُلَة (bulbula).

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -uli, (Portugal) -ulɨ
• Hyphenation: bu‧le

bule m (plural bules)

1. teapot

• → Swahili: buli
• → Tetum: buli

• “bule”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “bule”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.l̪e/

bule

1. (transitive) to twine (rope, etc.)

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics