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Translingual
Symbol
bul
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Bulgarian.
Abu'
Noun
bul
- pig
References
- Otto I. M. S. Nekitel, The functions of -i in Abu' Arapesh, in The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics in Honour of Tom Dutton (2001), pages 241-246
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch bul, from Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull.
Pronunciation
Noun
bul (plural bulle, diminutive bulletjie)
- bull
- (colloquial) a supporter of the Blue Bulls, a South African rugby team
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
bul
- genitive plural of bula
Verb
bul
- second-person singular imperative of bulit
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull.
Noun
bul m (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n, feminine koe)
- bull (male bovine, or one of certain other male mammals)
- surly person
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bulle, from Latin bulla (“bull, decree”).
Noun
bul f (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n)
- great seal affixed to certain documents, notably charters from reigning princes and certain dignitaries
- such charter
- specifically, a papal bull
Descendants
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bul f (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n)
- trinket, object of little value
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)
Hamer-Banna
Pronunciation
Noun
bul
- structure supporting a beehive on a tree
References
- Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia, Leiden University
Karakalpak
Pronoun
bul
- this (demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a thing in the immediate vicinity of the speaker)
Házirgi waqıtta bul bette hesh qanday maǵlıwmat joq.- Currently, this page has no information.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bul m (definite singular bulen, indefinite plural bular, definite plural bulane)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of bol
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
bul f
- genitive plural of bula
Verb
bul
- second-person singular imperative of bulić
Further reading
- bul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit बुलि (buli, “vagina, anus”).
Noun
bul f (plural bulǎ)
- buttocks, arse, ass
Descendants
Scots
Pronunciation
Noun
bul (plural buls)
- (Southern Scots) a bull