Bikol Central edit

Verb edit

bulág

  1. to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate
  2. to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect
  3. to estrange
  4. to divorce
  5. to have one's marriage annulled

Adjective edit

bulág

  1. detached
  2. (of spouses) estranged; living apart
  3. (by extension) divorced
  4. (by extension) having had the marriage annulled

Cebuano edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: bu‧lag

Verb edit

bulag

  1. to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate
  2. to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect
  3. to estrange
  4. to divorce
  5. to have one's marriage annulled

Adjective edit

bulag

  1. detached
  2. (of spouses) estranged; living apart
  3. (by extension) divorced
  4. (by extension) having had the marriage annulled

Adverb edit

bulag

  1. apart; aside

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bulag.

Hiligaynon edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Philippine *bulaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ.

Adjective edit

bulág

  1. blind

Verb edit

búlag

  1. to blind someone

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

bulág

  1. divorce, separate
  2. part

Ilocano edit

Adjective edit

bulág

  1. blind

Kapampangan edit

Adjective edit

bulág

  1. blind

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaʀ. Compare Ilocano bulag, Kapampangan bulag, Cebuano bulhog, and Malay bular.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: bu‧lag
  • IPA(key): /buˈlaɡ/, [bʊˈlaɡ] (adjective, noun:blind person)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbulaɡ/, [ˈbu.lɐɡ] (noun:blindness)

Adjective edit

bulág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blind; sightless
  2. (figurative) lacking understanding; lacking insight

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

bulág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blind person

Noun edit

bulag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blindness; loss of light
    Synonyms: pagkabulag, kabulagan
  2. act of blinding someone
    Synonym: pagbulang

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • bulag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018