buol

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

buól

  1. (anatomy) heel

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

buól

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

Derived terms[edit]

Kagayanen[edit]

Noun[edit]

buol

  1. (anatomy) knee

Southwestern Dinka[edit]

Noun[edit]

buol

  1. candelabra tree (Euphorbia candelabrum)

References[edit]

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[1], 2005

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, [bʊˈʔol] (standard)

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

Noun[edit]

buól (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜂᜎ᜔)

  1. (chiefly eastern Marinduque, anatomy) ankle
    Synonym: bukong-bukong
  2. (anatomy) anklebone
    Synonym: butumbuol

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*buqel”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading[edit]

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