bilu

See also: Bilu, bìlǜ, Bìlǔ, and bì-lù

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu. Compare Bikol Central balo, Tagalog balo and Tausug balu.

Noun

bilu

1. widow; widower

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

bilu

1. hip

Kavalan

Noun

bilu

1. charcoal

Sakizaya

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ビール (bīru, “beer”), itself borrowed from Dutch bier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ˈlu/, [bi.ˈlu]

Noun

bilu

1. beer

Taivoan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ビール (bīru, “beer”), itself borrowed from Dutch bier.

Noun

bilu

1. beer

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay biru.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /bilu/ [bɪˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: bi‧lu

Noun

bilu (Sulat Sūg spelling بِلُ)

1. blue

Adjective

bilu (Sulat Sūg spelling بِلُ)

1. blue

Derived terms

• bilu awan
• bilu hilaw
• bilu malutu'
• bumilu
• hipabilu
• magbilu
• nagbilu

West Makian

Etymology

Likely related to Malay buluh (“bamboo”), in which case ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.l̪u/

Noun

bilu

1. bamboo

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics