buli

Albanian

Etymology

Related to ulpëti and ulzë, from Proto-Albanian *ul-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (mountain elm). Compare Latin ulmus, Welsh llwyf and English elm.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈli/

Noun

buli m (indefinite plural bulinj, definite singular bulini, definite plural bulinjtë)

  1. (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)

Synonyms

References

  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), buli”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 267

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧li
  • IPA(key): /buˈliʔ/

Noun

bulî

  1. (anatomy) vulva
    Synonyms: buray, pipi
  2. (vulgar, swear) cunt
    Synonyms: buray, pipi

Cebuano

Pronunciation 1

  • Hyphenation: bu‧li
  • IPA(key): /buˈli/, [bʊˈl̪i]

Noun

buli

  1. the cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
  2. (by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm
  3. the fruit of this tree
  4. the leaves of this plant
  5. the fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant
  6. a type of budbod

Pronunciation 2

  • Hyphenation: bu‧li
  • IPA(key): /buˈliʔ/, [bʊˈl̪iʔ]

Noun

buli

  1. (anatomy) the penis

Anagrams

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

Noun

buli

  1. buttocks; anus; bottom (of a person or an object)

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *buli, from Proto-Oceanic *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Samoan, Tongan pule.

Noun

buli

  1. cowrie shell

Hiligaynon

Noun

bulî

  1. buttock

Verb

búli

  1. polish

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Poule, from French poule.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbuli]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧li
  • Rhymes: -li

Noun

buli (plural bulik)

  1. (informal) party (a social gathering of humans for entertainment, fun and socializing)
    Synonyms: házibuli, szórakozás, parti
  2. (slang) deal, enterprise, venture
    Nincs benne a buliban.He is not in on the deal.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative buli bulik
accusative bulit bulikat
dative bulinak buliknak
instrumental bulival bulikkal
causal-final buliért bulikért
translative bulivá bulikká
terminative buliig bulikig
essive-formal buliként bulikként
essive-modal
inessive buliban bulikban
superessive bulin bulikon
adessive bulinál buliknál
illative buliba bulikba
sublative bulira bulikra
allative bulihoz bulikhoz
elative buliból bulikból
delative buliról bulikról
ablative bulitól buliktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
bulié buliké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
buliéi bulikéi
Possessive forms of buli
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bulim bulijaim
2nd person sing. bulid bulijaid
3rd person sing. bulija bulijai
1st person plural bulink bulijaink
2nd person plural bulitok bulijaitok
3rd person plural bulijuk bulijaik

Derived terms

  • bulizik
Compound words

References

  1. buli in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • buli in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • buli in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

Macanese

Etymology

From Cantonese 撲棱 (puh ling).

Verb

buli

  1. flap
    Buli su asa, borboleta agua
    Flapping his wings, a butterfly flies

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.li/
  • Rhymes: -uli
  • Syllabification: bu‧li
  • Homophone: bóli

Noun

buli f

  1. inflection of bula:
    1. genitive/dative/locative singular
    2. genitive plural

Verb

buli

  1. third-person singular present of bulić

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani bul (buttocks).

Verb

a buli (third-person singular present bulește, past participle bulit) 4th conj.

  1. (slang) to deteriorate

Conjugation

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

  • Hyphenation: bu‧li
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuli/, [ˈbu.lɪ]

Noun

buli

  1. polish; polishing; cleaning until shiny (done on a surface)
    Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis
  2. (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something
Derived terms
  • bulihan
  • bulihin
  • bumuli
  • ipabuli
  • ipambuli
  • magbuli
  • pagbuli
  • pagkabuli
  • pagkakabuli
  • pambuli
  • tagabuli
  • taong-puli

Pronunciation 2

  • Hyphenation: bu‧li
  • IPA(key): /buˈli/, [bʊˈli]

Noun

bulí

  1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
Derived terms
  • bulihan

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

Noun

buli

  1. buttocks

Yogad

Noun

bulí

  1. lead (metal)
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