From bulak (“cotton”) + niyebe (“snow”).
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbulak niˈebe/ [ˌbuː.lɐk ˈɲɛː.bɛ]
- IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌbulak niˈebe/ [ˌbuː.lɐk ˈn̪jɛː.bɛ]
- Rhymes: -ebe
- Syllabification: bu‧lak-ni‧ye‧be
bulak-niyebe (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜈᜒᜌᜒᜊᜒ)
- snowflake (crystal)