bule

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bule"

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

bule

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of bulit

Galician

Verb

bule

  1. second-person singular imperative of bulir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese bule. Doublet of bulai. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bule (first-person possessive buleku, second-person possessive bulemu, third-person possessive bulenya)

  1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albinism (person or any animal with the condition)
  2. (colloquial, neutral or derogatory) a foreigner, usually a Westerner or a Caucasian

Adjective

bule

  1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albino (having albinism)

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

bule

  1. Alternative form of bole

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

bule f

  1. dative/locative singular of buła

Noun

bule f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bula

Portuguese

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bule

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from Malay buli, buli-buli (“small stoppered vial or flask of glass or porcelain”), or from Arabic بُلْبُلَة (bulbula).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: bu‧le

Noun

bule m (plural bules)

  1. teapot

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

bule

  1. (transitive) to twine (rope, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bule (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tobule mobule abule
2nd person nobule fobule
3rd person inanimate ibule dobule
animate
imperative nubule, bule fubule, bule

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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