bul

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bul"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Bulgarian.

Symbol

bul

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Bulgarian.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Bulgarian terms

Abu'

Noun

bul

1. pig

References

• Otto I. M. S. Nekitel, The functions of -i in Abu' Arapesh, in The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics in Honour of Tom Dutton (2001), pages 241-246

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bul, from Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

bul (plural bulle, diminutive bulletjie)

1. bull
2. (colloquial) a supporter of the Blue Bulls, a South African rugby team

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbul]

Noun

bul

1. genitive plural of bula

Verb

bul

1. second-person singular imperative of bulit

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse bolr (“bole”). .

Noun

bul c (singular definite bulen, plural indefinite buler)

1. (anatomy, obsolete) torso
2. (obsolete) bole, plank

Declension

Declension of bul

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bul	bulen	buler	bulerne
genitive	buls	bulens	bulers	bulernes

Derived terms

• bulhus

References

• “bul” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʏl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bul
• Rhymes: -ʏl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull.

Noun

bul m (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n, feminine koe)

1. bull (male bovine, or one of certain other male mammals)

   Synonym: stier

2. surly person

Related terms

• bullebak
• bulleboer
• bullenpees

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bulle, from Latin bulla (“bull, decree”).

Noun

bul f (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n)

1. great seal affixed to certain documents, notably charters from reigning princes and certain dignitaries
2. such charter
3. specifically, a papal bull

Alternative forms

• bulle

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: bùl

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bul f (plural bullen, diminutive bulletje n)

1. trinket, object of little value

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Hamer-Banna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /búl/, [búl̥]

Noun

bul

1. structure supporting a beehive on a tree

References

• Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎, Leiden University

Karakalpak

Pronoun

bul

1. this (demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a thing in the immediate vicinity of the speaker)

   Házirgi waqıtta bul bette hesh qanday maǵlıwmat joq.

   Currently, this page has no information.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bul m (definite singular bulen, indefinite plural bular, definite plural bulane)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of bol

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbul/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: bul
• Homophones: ból, Ból

Noun

bul f

1. genitive plural of bula

Verb

bul

1. second-person singular imperative of bulić

Further reading

• bul in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बुलि (buli, “vagina, anus”).

Noun

bul f (plural bulǎ)

1. buttocks, arse, ass

Descendants

• → Hungarian: bula
• → Romanian: bul, bulan, bulău, bulangiu

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʌl/

Noun

bul (plural buls)

1. (Southern Scots) a bull