bulawan
Bikol Central edit
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bulawan
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bulawan
- gold (color/colour)
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Etymology edit
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 edit
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /buˈlawan/, [bʊˈl̪a.wʌn̪]
- (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA(key): /buˈawan/, [ˈbwa.wʌn̪]
- Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan
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bulawan
Adjective edit
bulawan
- gold (color/colour)
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bulawan.
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bulawan
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bulawan
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bulawan
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bulawan
Sakizaya edit
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bulawan
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Etymology edit
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 edit
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bulawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏᜈ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “bulawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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bulawan
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bulawan
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bulawán