buli
See also: Buli, buli', bulí, bulî, bulĩ́, bùlì, bùlǐ, -buli, and були
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.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈli/
Noun
buli m (indefinite plural bulinj, definite singular bulini, definite plural bulinjtë)
- (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)
Synonyms
- vidh
References
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “buli”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 267
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧li
- IPA(key): /buˈliʔ/
Noun
bulî
- (anatomy) vulva
- Synonyms: buray, pipi
- (vulgar, swear) cunt
- Synonyms: buray, pipi
Cebuano
Pronunciation 1
- Hyphenation: bu‧li
- IPA(key): /buˈli/, [bʊˈl̪i]
Noun
buli
- the cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
- (by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm
- the fruit of this tree
- the leaves of this plant
- the fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant
- a type of budbod
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: bu‧li
- IPA(key): /buˈliʔ/, [bʊˈl̪iʔ]
Noun
buli
- (anatomy) the penis
Anagrams
- lubi, luib
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.
Noun
buli
- 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
- cowrie shell
Hiligaynon
Noun
bulî
- buttock
Verb
búli
- polish
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Poule, from French poule.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuli]
- Hyphenation: bu‧li
- Rhymes: -li
Noun
buli (plural bulik)
- (informal) party (a social gathering of humans for entertainment, fun and socializing)
- Synonyms: házibuli, szórakozás, parti
- (slang) deal, enterprise, venture
- Nincs benne a buliban. ― He is not in on the deal.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | buli | bulik |
| accusative | bulit | bulikat |
| dative | bulinak | buliknak |
| instrumental | bulival | bulikkal |
| causal-final | buliért | bulikért |
| translative | bulivá | bulikká |
| terminative | buliig | bulikig |
| essive-formal | buliként | bulikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | buliban | bulikban |
| superessive | bulin | bulikon |
| adessive | bulinál | buliknál |
| illative | buliba | bulikba |
| sublative | bulira | bulikra |
| allative | bulihoz | bulikhoz |
| elative | buliból | bulikból |
| delative | buliról | bulikról |
| ablative | bulitól | buliktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | bulié | buliké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | buliéi | bulikéi |
| Possessive forms of buli | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | bulim | bulijaim |
| 2nd person sing. | bulid | bulijaid |
| 3rd person sing. | bulija | bulijai |
| 1st person plural | bulink | bulijaink |
| 2nd person plural | bulitok | bulijaitok |
| 3rd person plural | bulijuk | bulijaik |
Derived terms
- bulizik
Compound words
- házibuli
References
- buli in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- buli in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). 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 2023)
Macanese
Etymology
From Cantonese 撲棱 (puh ling).
Verb
buli
- flap
- Buli su asa, borboleta agua
- Flapping his wings, a butterfly flies
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.li/
- Rhymes: -uli
- Syllabification: bu‧li
- Homophone: bóli
Noun
buli f
- inflection of bula:
- genitive/dative/locative singular
- genitive plural
Verb
buli
- third-person singular present of bulić
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Romani bul (“buttocks”).
Verb
a buli (third-person singular present bulește, past participle bulit) 4th conj.
- (slang) to deteriorate
Conjugation
conjugation of buli (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
| infinitive | a buli | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | bulind | ||||||
| past participle | bulit | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | bulesc | bulești | bulește | bulim | buliți | bulesc | |
| imperfect | buleam | buleai | bulea | buleam | buleați | buleau | |
| simple perfect | bulii | buliși | buli | bulirăm | bulirăți | buliră | |
| pluperfect | bulisem | buliseși | bulise | buliserăm | buliserăți | buliseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să bulesc | să bulești | să bulească | să bulim | să buliți | să bulească | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | bulește | buliți | |||||
| negative | nu buli | nu buliți | |||||
Tagalog
Pronunciation 1
- Hyphenation: bu‧li
- IPA(key): /ˈbuli/, [ˈbu.lɪ]
Noun
buli
- polish; polishing; cleaning until shiny (done on a surface)
- Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis
- (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something
Derived terms
- bulihan
- bulihin
- bumuli
- ipabuli
- ipambuli
- magbuli
- pagbuli
- pagkabuli
- pagkakabuli
- pambuli
- tagabuli
- taong-puli
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: bu‧li
- IPA(key): /buˈli/, [bʊˈli]
Noun
bulí
- cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
Derived terms
- bulihan
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.
Noun
buli
- buttocks
Yogad
Noun
bulí
- lead (metal)