bulu

See also: búlu

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (compare Malay bulu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bu.lu/

Noun

bulu

  1. body hair (humans)
  2. fur (animals)
  3. feather

Synonyms
  • (birds) pelapah

See also

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese burro.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɓu.ɽú/

Noun

bulú class 1a (plural abulú class 2)

  1. donkey

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

bulu

  1. bamboo

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English blue.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʊlʊ/

Noun

bulu

  1. blue

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bulu, from Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbulu/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧lu
  • Rhymes: -lu, -u

Noun

bulu (plural bulu-bulu, first-person possessive buluku, second-person possessive bulumu, third-person possessive bulunya)

  1. (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
    Synonym: rambut
  2. (anatomy) fur
  3. (anatomy) feather

Derived terms
  • bulu akar
  • bulu ayam
  • bulu babi
  • bulu balik
  • bulu bumbu
  • bulu cambuk
  • bulu dada
  • bulu dahi
  • bulu halus
  • bulu hidung
  • bulu kalong
  • bulu kapas
  • bulu kemaluan
  • bulu kempa
  • bulu kening
  • bulu ketiak
  • bulu kontur
  • bulu kuduk
  • bulu lawi
  • bulu mata
  • bulu mata palsu
  • bulu primer
  • bulu rambai
  • bulu roma
  • bulu sekunder
  • bulu seribu
  • bulu sua
  • bulu suak
  • bulu tengkuk

Further reading

Kambera

Verb

bulu

  1. (intransitive) to be empty
  2. (intransitive) to be clear

Derived terms

References
  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bulu

  1. bamboo

Lindu

Noun

bulu

  1. mountain

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bulu/
  • Rhymes: -ulu, -lu, -u

Noun

bulu (Jawi spelling بولو‎, plural bulu-bulu, informal 1st possessive buluku, 2nd possessive bulumu, 3rd possessive bulunya)

  1. (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
  2. (anatomy) fur
  3. (anatomy) feather

See also

Further reading

Rukai

Noun

bulu

  1. semen

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bull.

Noun

bulu

  1. bull

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese burro.

Noun

bulu class 1a (plural ŵabulu class 2)

  1. donkey
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