bulak

English

Noun

bulak (plural bulaks)

1. An Indian nose ring usually worn by married women.

Alternative forms

• bulaki

Anagrams

• Kabul, baulk

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• buwak

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧lak
• IPA^(key): /ˈbulak/, [ˈbu.l̪ɐk]

Noun

bulak

1. a flower; a bloom; a blossom

Verb

bulak

1. to bring forth flower buds
2. to flower; to blossom

Derived terms

• mabulakon
• mamulak
• pagpamulak

Higaonon

Noun

bulak

1. flower

Hiligaynon

Noun

búlak

1. blossom, flower

Verb

búlak

1. blossom, flower

Matigsalug Manobo

Noun

bulak

1. flower

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

buḽak

1. a flower; a bloom; a blossom

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bulac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Possibly related to bulaklak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbulak/ [ˈbu.lɐk]
• Rhymes: -ulak
• Syllabification: bu‧lak

Noun

bulak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)

1. cotton

   Synonym: algodon

2. kapok tree

   Synonyms: buboy, bulak-kahoy, kapok

Derived terms

• Bulacan
• bulak-baino
• bulak-banaba
• bulak-buboy
• bulak-bulak
• bulak-bulakan
• bulak-butika
• bulak-damo
• bulak-kahoy
• bulak-kangkong
• bulak-manok
• bulak-talahib
• bulakan

 

See also

• kapas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈlak/ [bʊˈlak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: bu‧lak

Noun

bulák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)

1. effervescence; bubbling of liquid beginning to boil

   Synonyms: sulak, kulo

2. bubbles formed on the surface of boiling water

Derived terms

• bumulak

Further reading

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