bulu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bulu"

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.lu/

Noun

bulu

1. body hair (humans)
2. fur (animals)
3. feather

Synonyms

• (of birds) pelapah

See also

• rambut (“hair”)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese burro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓu.ɽú/

Noun

bulú class 1a (plural abulú class 2)

1. donkey

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq, from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

bulu

1. bamboo

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buluq₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English blue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊlʊ/

Noun

bulu

1. blue

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lu/
• Hyphenation: bu‧lu
• Rhymes: -ulu

Noun

bulu

1. body hair
2. fur
3. feather

See also

• buk (“hair”)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbulu/ [ˈbu.lu]

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• Rhymes: -ulu
• Syllabification: bu‧lu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bulu, from Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Noun

bulu (countable and uncountable, plural bulu-bulu)

1. body hair

   Synonym: rambut

2. fur

   Synonym: rambut

3. (zoology) feather

Usage notes

rambut is prescribed over bulu for the senses 1 and 2.

Derived terms

• berbulu
• membului
• pembuluan

• bulu akar
• bulu ayam
• bulu babi
• bulu balik
• bulu bumbu
• bulu cambuk
• bulu dada
• bulu dahi
• bulu halus
• bulu hidung
• bulu jarum
• bulu jubah
• bulu kalong
• bulu kapas
• bulu kapuk
• bulu kemaluan
• bulu kempa
• bulu kening
• bulu ketiak
• bulu kontur
• bulu kuduk
• bulu lawi
• bulu mata
• bulu mata palsu
• bulu primer
• bulu rambai
• bulu roma
• bulu sekunder
• bulu seribu
• bulu sua
• bulu suak
• bulu tengkuk

See also

• rambut (“hair”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Nias [Term?].

Noun

bulu (countable and uncountable, plural bulu-bulu)

1. a kind of small plate, made of turtle shell on gold scales

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “bulu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kambera

Verb

bulu

1. (intransitive) to be empty
2. (intransitive) to be clear

Derived terms

• pabulu

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq, from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

bulu

1. bamboo

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buluq₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Lindu

Noun

bulu

1. mountain

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bulu/
• Rhymes: -ulu

Noun

bulu (Jawi spelling بولو, plural bulu-bulu)

1. body hair
2. fur
3. feather

Descendants

• Indonesian: bulu
• North Moluccan Malay: bulu

See also

• rambut (“hair”)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bulu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “bulu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Puyuma

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

bulu

1. kind of slender bamboo, Thyrsostachys siamensis

   asuwa driya, milibeng mi dra bulu.

   In the early days, the walls of our house were made of slender bamboos.

References

• Josiane Cauquelin (2015) Nanwang Puyuma-English Dictionary (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series 56), Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, →ISBN, page 110
• Stacy Fang-Ching Teng (鄧芳青) (2008) A Reference Grammar Of Puyuma, An Austronesian Language Of Taiwan, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 16

Rukai

Noun

bulu

1. semen

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English bull.

Noun

bulu

1. bull

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese burro.

Noun

bulu class 1a (plural ŵabulu class 2)

1. donkey