bulalako

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• bulalacao (obsolete, Spanish orthography)
• bulalacau (obsolete, Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
• bulalakaw (obsolete, Súlat Wáwâ)
• bulalaco (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”). Cognate with Tagalog bulalakaw (“meteor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊləˈlako/ [bʊ.ləˈläː.xoː]
• Hyphenation: bu‧la‧la‧ko

Noun

bulalákó

1. (astronomy) shooting star

   Synonym: taklang-batuin

Further reading

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