буль-буль

Russian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bulʲ ˈbulʲ]

Interjection

буль-бу́ль • (bulʹ-búlʹ)

1. glug-glug (the sound of liquid bubbling or gurgling)
2. The sound of bubbles above an object that sunk and disappeared beneath the water.

   де́лать буль-бу́ль (informal) ― délatʹ bulʹ-búlʹ ― to sink

Related terms

• бу́лькать (búlʹkatʹ), бу́лькание (búlʹkanije)