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English
Noun
bulak (plural bulaks)
- An Indian nose ring usually worn by married women.
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Cebuano
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧lak
- IPA(key): /ˈbulak/,
Noun
bulak
- a flower; a bloom; a blossom
Verb
bulak
- to bring forth flower buds
- to flower; to blossom
Derived terms
Higaonon
Noun
bulak
- flower
Hiligaynon
Noun
búlak
- blossom, flower
Verb
búlak
- blossom, flower
Matigsalug Manobo
Noun
bulak
- flower
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Noun
buḽak
- a flower; a bloom; a blossom
Tagalog
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Etymology 1
Possibly related to bulaklak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbulak/,
- Hyphenation: bu‧lak
Noun
bulak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)
- cotton
- Synonym: algodon
- kapok tree
- Synonyms: buboy, bulak-kahoy, kapok
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈlak/,
- Hyphenation: bu‧lak
Noun
bulák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)
- effervescence; bubbling of liquid beginning to boil
- Synonyms: sulak, kulo
- bubbles formed on the surface of boiling water
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Further reading
- “bulak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018