bukol

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bukul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbukol/ [ˈbu.kol̪]
• Hyphenation: bu‧kol

Noun

búkol (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. bump; lump

   Synonym: gudol

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• bocol — obsolete

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul. Doublet of bungkol.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧kol
• IPA^(key): /ˈbukol/ [ˈbu.kol̪]

Noun

bukol

1. bump; lump
2. swelling

Synonyms

• hubag

Verb

bukol

1. (of the breasts) to grow and develop during puberty
2. to grow or have a bump in the head

Ilocano

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul. Doublet of bungkol.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧kol

Noun

bukol

1. any projecting bone

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bocol — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• bucol — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkul. Compare Bikol Central bukol, Kapampangan bukul, and Pangasinan bokol.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbukol/ [ˈbuː.xol]
• Rhymes: -ukol
• Syllabification: bu‧kol

Noun

bukol (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. swelling; bump; lump (as on one's head or body)

   Synonym: maga

2. boil; tumor

   Synonym: pigsa

Derived terms

• bukol-bukol
• bumukol
• iskul-bukol
• mabukulan
• magkabukol
• mamukol
• pamukulan
• pamumukol

Further reading

• “bukol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• “bukol”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025.

Anagrams

• lukob, bulok, kulob

Tboli

Noun

bukol

1. (anatomy) knee