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buli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "buli"

Albanian

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Etymology

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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]

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Noun

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

  1. (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)

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References

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

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bulî

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

Cebuano

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Pronunciation 1

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

Noun

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buli

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

Pronunciation 2

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

Noun

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buli

  1. (anatomy) the penis

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Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

Noun

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buli

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

Fijian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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buli

  1. cowrie shell

Galician

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Verb

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buli

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of bulir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Hiligaynon

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Noun

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bulî

  1. buttock

Verb

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búli

  1. polish

Hungarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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buli (plural bulik)

  1. (colloquial) party (a social gathering of humans for entertainment, fun and socializing)
    Synonym: parti
    Hypernyms: szórakozás (“fun”), összejövetel (“meetup”)
    Hyponym: házibuli
  2. (slang) deal, enterprise, venture
    Nincs benne a buliban. ― He is not in on the deal.

Declension

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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 (or buliim)
2nd person sing. bulid bulijaid (or buliid)
3rd person sing. bulija bulijai (or bulii)
1st person plural bulink bulijaink (or buliink)
2nd person plural bulitok bulijaitok (or buliitok)
3rd person plural bulijuk bulijaik (or buliik)

Derived terms

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Compound words

References

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  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

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  • 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 Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Macanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Cantonese 撲棱／扑棱.

Verb

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buli

  1. (possibly dated) to flap
    Buli su asa, borboleta aguâ
    Flapping its wings, a butterfly flies

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bully.

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Noun

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buli m (plural bulijiet or bulis)

  1. bully

Adjective

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buli (feminine singular bulija, plural bulin)

  1. first-class
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Polish

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Noun

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buli f

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

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buli

  1. third-person singular present of bulić

Portuguese

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Verb

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buli

  1. inflection of bulir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romani bul (“buttocks”).

Verb

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

  1. (slang) to deteriorate

Conjugation

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    conjugation of buli (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a buli
gerund bulind
past participle bulit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present bulesc bulești bulește bulim buliți bulesc
imperfect buleam buleai bulea buleam buleați buleau
simple perfect bulii buliși buli bulirăm bulirăți buliră
pluperfect bulisem buliseși bulise buliserăm buliserăți buliseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să bulesc să bulești să bulească să bulim să buliți să bulească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative bulește buliți
negative nu buli nu buliți

Swahili

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Maybe Portuguese bule”)

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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buli (ma class, plural mabuli)

  1. teapot, kettle
    Synonym: birika

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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buli (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

  1. polish; polishing; cleaning until shiny (done on a surface)
    Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis
  2. (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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bulí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

  1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
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Yogad

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Noun

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bulí

  1. lead (metal)
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