buła

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Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.wa/
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  • Rhymes: -uwa
  • Syllabification: bu‧ła
  • Homophone: Buła

Noun

buła f

  1. (colloquial) Augmentative of bułka
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) butterball, fatso
  3. (petrology) rounded or ovoid rock or concretion
  4. (colloquial) round object; round mass of something

Declension

Further reading

  • buła in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • buła in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Silesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.wa/
  • Rhymes: -uwa
  • Syllabification: bu‧ła

Etymology 1

Noun

buła f

  1. bump, swelling
  2. blunderer

Etymology 2

Noun

buła f

  1. lamp
    Synonym: lampa

Further reading

  • buła in silling.org
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “buła I”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 48
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “buła II”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 48