bulag

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Bikol Central

Verb

bulág

  1. to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate
  2. to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect
  3. to estrange
  4. to divorce
  5. to have one's marriage annulled

Adjective

bulág

  1. detached
  2. (of spouses) estranged; living apart
  3. (by extension) divorced
  4. (by extension) having had the marriage annulled

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧lag

Verb

bulag

  1. to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate
  2. to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect
  3. to estrange
  4. to divorce
  5. to have one's marriage annulled

Adjective

bulag

  1. detached
  2. (of spouses) estranged; living apart
  3. (by extension) divorced
  4. (by extension) having had the marriage annulled

Adverb

bulag

  1. apart; aside

Quotations

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Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *bulaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ.

Adjective

bulág

  1. blind

Verb

búlag

  1. to blind someone

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

bulág

  1. divorce, separate
  2. part

Ilocano

Adjective

bulág

  1. blind

Kapampangan

Adjective

bulág

  1. blind

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaʀ. Compare Ilocano bulag, Kapampangan bulag, Cebuano bulhog, and Malay bular.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /buˈlaɡ/ (“blind; lacking insight”, adjective; “blind person”, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbulaɡ/ (“blindness; act of blinding”, noun)
  • Syllabification: bu‧lag

Adjective

bulág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blind; sightless
  2. (figurative) lacking understanding; lacking insight

Derived terms

Noun

bulág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blind person
  2. (colloquial, mildly offensive) person who fails to see

Noun

bulag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blindness; loss of light
    Synonyms: pagkabulag, kabulagan
  2. act of blinding someone
    Synonym: pagbulang

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “bulag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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