bukol
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bukul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧kol
- IPA(key): /ˈbukol/
Noun
bukol
- bump; lump
- Synonym: gudol
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- bocol (obsolete)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul. Doublet of bungkol.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧kol
- IPA(key): /ˈbukol/, [ˈbu.kʊl̪]
Noun
bukol
- bump; lump
- swelling
Synonyms
- hubag
Verb
bukol
- (of the breasts) to grow and develop during puberty
- to grow or have a bump in the head
Ilocano
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul. Doublet of bungkol.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧kol
Noun
bukol
- any projecting bone
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bocol – obsolete
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul. Compare Bikol Central bukol, Kapampangan bukul, and Pangasinan bokol.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧kol
- IPA(key): /ˈbukol/, [ˈbu.xol]
Noun
bukol
- swelling; bump; lump (as on one's head or body)
- Synonym: maga
- boil; tumor
- Synonym: pigsa
Derived terms
- bukol-bukol
- bumukol
- iskul-bukol
- mabukulan
- magkabukol
- mamukol
- pamukulan
- pamumukol
Further reading
- “bukol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- “bukol” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2023.
Tboli
Noun
bukol
- (anatomy) knee