buluran

Tagalog

Etymology

From bulod (“spine or blunt side of a blade”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /buˈluɾan/ [bʊˈluː.ɾɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -uɾan
  • IPA^(key): /buluˈɾan/ [bʊ.lʊˈɾan̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: bu‧lu‧ran

Verb

buluran (complete binuluran, progressive binubuluran, contemplative bubuluran, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. to be created a blunt side (of a blade)

   Buluran mo yaring katana.

   Create a blunt side for this katana.

Alternative forms

• boloran, booran, bouoran — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• buoran, buuran, buwuran

Noun

bulurán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜓᜇᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. (nautical) a bridge on karakoas that serves as a passageway or a place for combat; gangplank; gangway

Alternative forms

• boloran — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Derived terms

• buluranan
• buluranin
• magbuluran
• mamuluran

Further reading

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot