buli

Albanian

Etymology

Related to ulpëti and ulzë, from Proto-Albanian *ul-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Compare Latin ulmus, Welsh llwyf and English elm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈli/

Noun

buli m (plural bulinj, definite bulini, definite plural bulinjtë)

1. (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)

Synonyms

• vidh

References

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/,

Noun

bulî

1. (anatomy) vulva

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

2. (vulgar, swear) cunt

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

Cebuano

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈli/,

Noun

buli

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
2. (by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm
3. fruit of this tree
4. leaves of this plant
5. fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant
6. a type of budbod
7. whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola)

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/,

Noun

buli

1. (anatomy) the penis

Anagrams

• lubi, luib

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

Noun

buli

1. buttocks; anus; bottom (of a person or an object)

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *buli, from Proto-Oceanic *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Samoan, Tongan pule.

Noun

buli

1. cowrie shell

Galician

Verb

buli

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of bulir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Hiligaynon

Noun

bulî

1. buttock

Verb

búli

1. polish

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Poule, from French poule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Noun

buli (plural bulik)

1. (colloquial) party (a social gathering of humans for entertainment, fun and socializing)

   Synonym: parti

   Hypernyms: szórakozás (“fun”), összejövetel (“meetup”)

   Hyponym: házibuli

2. (slang) deal, enterprise, venture

   Nincs benne a buliban. ― He is not in on the deal.

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• buli in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• buli in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 撲棱／扑棱.

Verb

buli

1. (possibly dated) to flap

   Buli su asa, borboleta aguâ

   Flapping its wings, a butterfly flies

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bully.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɪ/

Noun

buli m (plural bulijiet or bulis)

1. bully

Adjective

buli (feminine singular bulija, plural bulin)

1. first-class

Related terms

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.li/
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: bu‧li
• Homophone: bóli

Noun

buli f

1. inflection of bula:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

Verb

buli

1. third-person singular present of bulić

Portuguese

Verb

buli

1. inflection of bulir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani bul (“buttocks”).

Verb

a buli (third-person singular present bulește, past participle bulit) 4th conj.

1. (slang) to deteriorate

Conjugation

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuli/,
• Hyphenation: bu‧li

Noun

buli (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. polish; polishing; cleaning until shiny (done on a surface)

   Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis

2. (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈli/,
• Hyphenation: bu‧li

Noun

bulí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)

Derived terms

• bulihan

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

Noun

buli

1. buttocks

Yogad

Noun

bulí

1. lead (metal)