bulus

Hiligaynon

Noun

búlus

  1. the beginning of a flood in a flooded river

Noun

bulús

  1. bale

Verb

bulús

  1. to substitute

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

bulus

  1. (transitive, dialectal) to pierce; to penetrate
    Synonyms: jebol, rasuk, tembus, yusup
  2. (intransitive, dialectal) to be struck by a blow
Derived terms
  • buluskan
  • terbulus

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦱ꧀ (bulus).

Noun

bulus (plural bulus-bulus)

  1. Asiatic softshell turtle, black-rayed softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea)

Etymology 3

From Malay bolos.

Adjective

bulus (comparative lebih bulus, superlative paling bulus)

  1. (dialectal) bald; bare
    Synonyms: botak, gundul
  2. (dialectal) childless
Alternative forms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

bulus

  1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦱ꧀