bulalako
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Kapampangan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- bulalacao (obsolete, Spanish orthography)
- bulalacau (obsolete, Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
- bulalakaw (obsolete, Súlat Wáwâ)
- bulalaco (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”). Cognate with Tagalog bulalakaw (“meteor”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bulalákó
- (astronomy) shooting star
- Synonym: taklang-batuin
Further reading
[edit]- “bulalako”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018