buluran
Tagalog
Etymology
From bulod (“spine or blunt side of a blade”) + -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /buˈluɾan/ [bʊˈluː.ɾɐn̪] (verb)
- Rhymes: -uɾan
- IPA(key): /buluˈɾan/ [bʊ.lʊˈɾan̪] (noun)
- Rhymes: -an
- IPA(key): /buˈluɾan/ [bʊˈluː.ɾɐn̪] (verb)
- Syllabification: bu‧lu‧ran
Verb
buluran (complete binuluran, progressive binubuluran, contemplative bubuluran, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
- to be created a blunt side (of a blade)
- Buluran mo yaring katana.
- Create a blunt side for this katana.
Alternative forms
- boloran, booran, bouoran — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- buoran, buuran, buwuran
Noun
bulurán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
- (nautical) a bridge on karakoas that serves as a passageway or a place for combat; gangplank; gangway
Alternative forms
- boloran — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Derived terms
Further reading
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot