bulawan

Bikol Central

Etymology

From bulaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan
• IPA^(key): /buˈlawan/, [buˈl̪a.wan̪]

Noun

bulawan

1. gold (element)
2. gold coin
3. gold (color/colour)

Adjective

bulawan

1. gold (color/colour)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• buwawan — Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), equivalent to bulaw +‎ -an.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /buˈlawan/, [bʊˈl̪a.wʌn̪]

• (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA^(key): /buˈawan/, [ˈbwa.wʌn̪]

• Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan

Noun

bulawan

1. gold (element)
2. gold coin
3. gold (color/colour)

Adjective

bulawan

1. gold (color/colour)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bulawan.

Central Dusun

Noun

bulawan

1. jewel

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈlawan/, [buˈla.wan]
• Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan

Noun

bulawan

1. gold

Kinaray-a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈlawan/, [buˈla.wan]

Noun

bulawan

1. gold

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

bulawan

1. gold

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.la.ˈwan/, [bu.la.ˈwan]

Noun

bulawan

1. war

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), equivalent to bulaw +‎ -an. Compare Ivatan vuhawan, Ibanag vulawan, Bikol Central bulawan, Aklanon bueawan, Cebuano bulawan, Maranao bolawan, and Kavalan berawan. The word is not found in early Tagalog dictionaries and may be borrowed from other Philippine languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈlawan/, [bʊˈla.wɐn]
• Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan

Adjective

bulawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

1. gold

   Synonyms: ginto, oro, balitok

2. golden (color/colour)

   Synonym: ginintuan

Further reading

• “bulawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Noun

bulawan

1. gold

Yakan

Noun

bulawan

1. gold

Yogad

Noun

bulawán

1. gold