buol

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ol
  • IPA(key): /buˈʔol/

Noun

buól

  1. (anatomy) heel

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ol
  • IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, [bʊˈʔul̪]

Noun

buól

  1. (anatomy) a place where a bone bulges in the knuckles, ankle, etc.

Derived terms

Kagayanen

Noun

buol

  1. (anatomy) knee

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

buol

  1. candelabra tree (Euphorbia candelabrum)

References
  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buqəl [1]. Proto-Philippine /ə/ generally changes to Tagalog /i/, but how it changed to /u/ in this case is unknown. Possible early borrowing from Bikol or a Visayan language.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ol
  • IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, [bʊˈʔol] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuʔol/, [ˈbu.ʔol] (less common)

Noun

buól

  1. (anatomy) ankle
    Synonym: bukong-bukong
  2. (anatomy) anklebone
    Synonym: butumbuol

Derived terms
  • butumbuol

References
  1. Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *buqel
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