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bulag

Bikol Central

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Verb

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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

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bulág

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

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧lag

Verb

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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

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bulag

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

Adverb

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bulag

  1. apart; aside

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:bulag.

Hiligaynon

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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bulág

  1. blind

Verb

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búlag

  1. to blind someone

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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bulág

  1. divorce, separate
  2. part

Ilocano

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Adjective

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bulág

  1. blind

Kapampangan

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Adjective

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bulág

  1. blind

Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /buˈlaɡ/ [bʊˈlaɡ̚] (“blind; lacking insight”, adjective; “blind person”, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbulaɡ/ [ˈbuː.lɐɡ̚] (“blindness; act of blinding”, noun)
  • Syllabification: bu‧lag

Adjective

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bulág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

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

Derived terms

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Noun

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bulág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blind person
  2. (colloquial, mildly offensive) person who fails to see

Noun

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bulag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

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

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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