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Bikol Central
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧ol
- IPA(key): /buˈʔol/,
Noun
buól
- (anatomy) heel
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧ol
- IPA(key): /buˈʔol/,
Noun
buól
- (anatomy) a place where a bone bulges in the knuckles, ankle, etc.
Derived terms
Kagayanen
Noun
buol
- (anatomy) knee
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
buol
- candelabra tree (Euphorbia candelabrum)
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buqəl. Proto-Philippine /ə/ generally changes to Tagalog /i/, but how it changed to /u/ in this case is unknown. Possible early borrowing from Bikol or a Visayan language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈbuʔol/, (less common)
- Hyphenation: bu‧ol
Noun
buól (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜂᜎ᜔)
- (chiefly eastern Marinduque, anatomy) ankle
- Synonym: bukong-bukong
- (anatomy) anklebone
- Synonym: butumbuol
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*buqel”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Further reading
- “buol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018