bulawan

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From bulaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan
  • IPA(key): /buˈlawan/

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold (element)
  2. gold coin
  3. gold (color/colour)

Adjective

bulawan

  1. gold (color/colour)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), equivalent to bulaw +‎ -an.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold (element)
  2. gold coin
  3. gold (color/colour)

Adjective

bulawan

  1. gold (color/colour)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bulawan.

Central Dusun

Noun

bulawan

  1. jewel

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈlawan/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold

Kinaray-a

Pronunciation

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

Noun

bulawan

  1. war

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), equivalent to bulaw +‎ -an. Compare Ivatan vuhawan, Ibanag vulawan, Bikol Central bulawan, Aklanon bueawan, Cebuano bulawan, Maranao bolawan, Tausug bulawan, and Kavalan berawan. The word is not found in early Tagalog dictionaries and may be borrowed from other Philippine languages.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bulawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. gold
    Synonyms: ginto, oro, balitok
  2. golden (color/colour)
    Synonym: ginintuan

Further reading

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

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bulawan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bu‧la‧wan

Noun

bulawan (Sulat Sūg spelling بُلَوَنْ)

  1. gold

Yakan

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold

Yogad

Noun

bulawán

  1. gold
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