Wiktionary

bilu

See also: Bilu, bìlǜ, Bìlǔ, and bì-lù

Dupaningan Agta edit

Noun edit

bilu

  1. widow; widower

Guugu Yimidhirr edit

Noun edit

bilu

  1. hip

Kavalan edit

Noun edit

bilu

  1. charcoal

Sakizaya edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese ビール (bīru, “beer”), itself borrowed from Dutch bier.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bi.ˈlu/, [bi.ˈlu]

Noun edit

bilu

  1. beer

Taivoan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Japanese ビール (bīru, “beer”), itself borrowed from Dutch bier.

Noun edit

bilu

  1. beer

West Makian edit

Etymology edit

Likely related to Malay buluh (“bamboo”), in which case ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bilu

  1. bamboo

References edit

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