bulak
English
Noun
bulak (plural bulaks)
- 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.l̪ʌk]
Noun
bulak
- a flower; a bloom; a blossom
Verb
bulak
- to bring forth flower buds
- to flower; to blossom
Derived terms
- mabulakon
- mamulak
- pagpamulak
Higaonon
Noun
bulak
- flower
Hiligaynon
Noun
búlak
- blossom, flower
Verb
búlak
- blossom, flower
Matigsalug Manobo
Noun
bulak
- flower
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Noun
buḽak
- a flower; a bloom; a blossom
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bulac – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology 1
Possibly related to bulaklak.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧lak
- IPA(key): /ˈbulak/, [ˈbu.lɐk]
Noun
bulak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)
- cotton
- Synonym: algodon
- kapok tree
- Synonyms: buboy, bulak-kahoy, kapok
Derived terms
- Bulacan
- bulakan
- bulak-baino
- bulak-banaba
- bulak-buboy
- bulak-bulak
- bulak-bulakan
- bulak-butika
- bulak-damo
- bulak-kahoy
- bulak-kangkong
- bulak-manok
- bulak-talahib
See also
- kapas
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧lak
- IPA(key): /buˈlak/, [bʊˈlak]
Noun
bulák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔)
- effervescence; bubbling of liquid beginning to boil
- Synonyms: sulak, kulo
- bubbles formed on the surface of boiling water
Derived terms
- bumulak
Further reading
- “bulak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018