bulbol

Bikol Central

Noun

bulból

1. pubic hair

Cebuano

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu. Sense 3 is after the Chinese character being likened to pubic hair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulbol/ [ˈbul̪.bol̪]
• Hyphenation: bul‧bol

Noun

búlbol

1. pubic hair
2. (offensive, informal, humorous) curly or kinky hair on the head
3. (mahjong) green dragon tile

Masbatenyo

Noun

bulbol

1. pubic hair

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balbol — obsolete
• bolbol — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bulbul (“body hair; feathers”). Compare Ibatan boboh, Kapampangan bulbul, Bikol Central bulbol, Aklanon buebue, Maranao bombol, and Maguindanao bumbul.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bulˈbol/ [bʊlˈbol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: bul‧bol

Noun

bulból (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔)

1. pubic hair
2. hair in the armpits
3. (obsolete) feather
4. (obsolete) act of plucking feathers from a bird

Derived terms

• bulbulin
• himulmol
• himulmulan
• himulmulin
• mabulbol
• maghimulmol
• magkabulbol
• mahimulmol
• manghimulmol
• paghihimulmol

 

See also

• bulo
• burnik

 

Further reading

• “bulbol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• lublob