bul

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bul"

Translingual

Symbol

bul

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

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

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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

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)
2. surly person

Synonyms

• (bull): stier

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

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