Bulan

See also: bulan

English

Proper noun

Bulan

1. A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

   Coordinate terms: Aldezar, Alteza, Anib, Awayan, Azucena, Bagong Sirang, Binahian, Bolo Norte, Bolo Sur, Bulan, Bulawan, Cabuyao, Caima, Calagbangan, Calampinay, Carayrayan, Cotmo, Gabi, Gaongan, Impig, Lipilip, Lubigan Jr., Lubigan Sr., Malaguico, Malubago, Manangle, Mangapo, Mangga, Manlubang, Mantila, North Centro, North Villazar, Sagrada Familia, Salanda, Salvacion, San Isidro, San Vicente, Serranzana, South Centro, South Villazar, Taisan, Tara, Tible, Tula-tula, Vigaan, Yabo — barangays of Sipocot

Bikol Central

Etymology

From bulan (“moon”).

Proper noun

Bulan

1. a municipality in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines.

Cebuano

Etymology

From bulan (“moon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulan/ [ˈbu.l̪ɐn̪]
• Hyphenation: Bu‧lan

Proper noun

Bulan (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

1. a surname

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulan/ [ˈbu.lɐn]
• Rhymes: -ulan
• Syllabification: Bu‧lan

Proper noun

Bulan (Hanunoo spelling ᜪᜳᜮᜨ᜴)

1. a Hanunoo community on the upper Caguray River

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 89

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

Bulan

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

Capitalization of bulan (“moon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbulan/ [ˈbu.lan]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ulan
• Syllabification: Bu‧lan

Proper noun

Bulan

1. (astronomy) the Moon: the only permanent natural satellite of the Earth

Related terms

• bulan

See also

Solar System in Indonesian · Tata Surya (layout · text)
Star	Matahari
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkurius	Venus	Bumi	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturnus	Uranus	Neptunus	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Bulan	Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganimede Kalisto	Mimas Enseladus Tetis Dione Rea Titan Iapetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Kharon	Disnomia

Further reading

• “Bulan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano Bulan, from bulan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbulan/ [ˈbuː.lɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ulan
• Syllabification: Bu‧lan

Proper noun

Bulan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Cebuano

Related terms

• bulan
• buwan

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bulan is the 1,140^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 8,740 individuals.