Bulacan

See also: Bulacán

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bulacán, from Tagalog Bulakan.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbʊˈlɑkæn/, [ˌbʊˈlɑkɛən]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbʊˈlɑːkæn/

Proper noun

Bulacan

1. A province of the Philippines. Capital and largest city: Malolos.

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Cebuano: Bulacan
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 布拉幹／布拉干 (Pò͘-la-kàn), 布拉坎 (Pò͘-la-khám)

  Mandarin: 布拉幹／布拉干 (Bùlāgàn), 布拉坎 (Bùlākǎn)

• French: Bulacain
• Japanese: ブラカン (Burakan)
• Kapampangan: Bulacan
• Korean: 불라칸 (bullakan)
• Russian: Булакан (Bulakan)
• Spanish: Bulacán
• Tagalog: Bulacan

Cebuano

Etymology

From Tagalog Bulacan, after the town of Bulakan, formerly a visita of Tondo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bu‧la‧can
• IPA^(key): /bulaˈkan/, [bʊ.l̪ʌˈkan̪]

Proper noun

Bulacán

1. Bulacan (a province of the Philippines; capital and largest city: Malolos)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Bulakan — proscribed

Etymology

From bulak +‎ -an, bulak either referring to Tagalog bulaklak (“flower”) or Tagalog bulak (“cotton”) or Tagalog burak (“mud”). Formerly the town of Bulakan, formerly a visita of Tondo. See also bulakan (“Decalobanthus peltatus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bulaˈkan/, [bʊ.lɐˈxan]
• Hyphenation: Bu‧la‧can

Proper noun

Bulacán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃᜈ᜔)

1. Bulacan (a province of the Philippines)

Usage notes

According to a 2007 Bulacan provincial government ordinance, the spelling Bulacan is reserved for the province, while the spelling Bulakan is used for the municipality.

Related terms

• Bulakenyo

Further reading

• “Bulacan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Bulacan on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl