bulawan

Bikol Central

Etymology

From bulaw + -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan
  • IPA(key): /buˈlawan/

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold (element)
  2. gold coin
  3. gold (color)

Adjective

bulawan

  1. gold (color)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (gold), equivalent to bulaw + -an.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold (element)
  2. gold coin
  3. gold (color)

Adjective

bulawan

  1. gold (color)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bulawan.


Central Dusun

Noun

bulawan

  1. jewel

Hiligaynon

Noun

buláwan

  1. gold

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold

Sakizaya

Noun

bulawan

  1. war

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (gold), equivalent to bulaw + -an. Compare Ivatan vuhawan, Ibanag vulawan, Bikol Central bulawan, Aklanon bueawan, Cebuano bulawan, Maranao bolawan, and Kavalan berawan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈlawan/, [bʊˈla.wɐn]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan

Adjective

bulawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. gold
    Synonyms: ginto, oro, balitok
  2. (color) golden
    Synonym: ginintuan

Further reading


Tausug

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold

Yakan

Noun

bulawan

  1. gold

Yogad

Noun

bulawán

  1. gold
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