pulbura

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpulbuɾa/ [ˈpul̪.bu.ɾa]
  • Hyphenation: pul‧bu‧ra

Noun

púlbura (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜍ)

  1. alternative spelling of polbora

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pólvora.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pulbuˈɾa/ [pʊl.bʊˈɾa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pul‧bu‧ra

Noun

pulburá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇ)

  1. gunpowder

Descendants

  • Tausug: pulbura

Further reading

  • pulbura”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

From Tagalog pulbura, from Spanish pólvora

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /pulbuɾa/ [pʊl.bʊˈɾa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pul‧bu‧ra

Noun

pulbura (Sulat Sūg spelling فُلْبُرَ)

  1. gunpowder