bule

See also: bulè, bulë, bulɛ, bulę, bułę, and bùlè

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbulɛ]

Verb

bule

1. masculine singular present transgressive of bulit

Galician

Verb

bule

1. second-person singular imperative of bulir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese bule. Doublet of bulai. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

• Audio

Noun

bule (first-person possessive buleku, second-person possessive bulemu, third-person possessive bulenya)

1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albinism (person or any animal with the condition)
2. (colloquial, neutral or derogatory) a foreigner, usually a Westerner or a Caucasian

Adjective

bule

1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albino (having albinism)

Further reading

• “bule” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ulɛ
• Syllabification: bu‧le
• Homophone: bulę

Noun

bule f

1. dative/locative singular of buła

Noun

bule f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bula

Portuguese

bule

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from Malay buli, buli-buli (“small stoppered vial or flask of glass or porcelain”), or from Arabic بُلْبُلَة (bulbula).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɨ/

• Hyphenation: bu‧le

Noun

bule m (plural bules)

1. teapot

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.l̪e/

Verb

bule

1. (transitive) to twine (rope, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bule (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tobule	mobule	abule
2nd person		nobule	fobule
3rd person	inanimate	ibule	dobule
	animate
imperative		nubule, bule	fubule, bule

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics