бул

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bu(-n) (“this”). Cognate with Kazakh бұл (būl), Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (bu, “this”), Turkish bu.

Pronoun

бул • (bul)

1. this

Udi

Etymology

From Aghwan 𐔱𐕒𐕡𐔾 (bul).

Noun

бул • (bul)

1. head

Further reading

• Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-7

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bul-, compare Turkish bulmak.

Verb

бул • (bul)

1. (transitive) to find, to locate

   Antonym: дугуйдан (duguydan, “to hide”)

2. to get

   Synonym: сит (sit, “to attain”)

   Antonym: сүтэр (süter, “to lose”)

Derived terms

• булт (bult, “hunt”)
• бултаа (bultaa, “to hunt”)
• булчут (bulcut, “hunter”)
  • булчут ыт (bulcut ıt, “hunting dog”)
• булугас (bulugas, “resourceful”)
• булумньу (bulumnyu, “find, catch, booty”)

See also

• көһүн (köhün, “to be found”)