bule

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bule"

Albanian

Noun

bule

1. indefinite dative/ablative singular of bulë

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbulɛ]

Verb

bule

1. masculine singular present transgressive of bulit

Galician

Verb

bule

1. second-person singular imperative of bulir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese bule. Doublet of bulai. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bule (plural bule-bule)

1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albinism (person or any animal with the condition)
2. (colloquial, neutral or derogatory) a foreigner, usually a Westerner or a Caucasian

Adjective

bule (comparative lebih bule, superlative paling bule)

1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albino (having albinism)

Further reading

• “bule”, 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

Kituba

Adjective

bule

1. blue

Kongo

Adjective

bule

1. blue

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from French bleu.

Adjective

bule

1. blue

Middle English

Noun

bule

1. alternative form of bole

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ulɛ
• Syllabification: bu‧le
• Homophone: bulę

Noun

bule f

1. dative/locative singular of buła

Noun

bule f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bula

Portuguese

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bule

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Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from Malay buli, buli-buli (“small stoppered vial or flask of glass or porcelain”), or from Arabic بُلْبُلَة (bulbula).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -uli, (Portugal) -ulɨ
• Hyphenation: bu‧le

Noun

bule m (plural bules)

1. teapot

Descendants

• → Swahili: buli
• → Tetum: buli

Further reading

• “bule”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “bule”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “bule”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “bule”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.l̪e/

Verb

bule

1. (transitive) to twine (rope, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bule (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tobule	mobule	abule
2nd person		nobule	fobule
3rd person	inanimate	ibule	dobule
	animate
imperative		nubule, bule	fubule, bule

References

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