Bikol Central

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Etymology

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From bulaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan
  • IPA(key): /buˈlawan/ [buˈl̪a.wan̪]

Noun

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bulawan

  1. gold (element)
  2. gold coin
  3. gold (color/colour)

Adjective

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bulawan

  1. gold (color/colour)

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (gold), equivalent to bulaw +‎ -an.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan

Noun

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bulawan

  1. gold (element)
  2. gold coin
  3. gold (color/colour)

Adjective

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bulawan

  1. gold (color/colour)

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:bulawan.

Central Dusun

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Noun

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bulawan

  1. jewel

Hiligaynon

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buˈlawan/ [buˈla.wan]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan

Noun

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bulawan

  1. gold

Kinaray-a

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buˈlawan/, [buˈla.wan]

Noun

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bulawan

  1. gold

Pangutaran Sama

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Noun

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bulawan

  1. gold

Sakizaya

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bu.la.ˈwan/, [bu.la.ˈwan]

Noun

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bulawan

  1. war

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (gold), equivalent to bulaw +‎ -an. Compare Ivatan vuhawan, Ibanag vulawan, Bikol Central bulawan, Aklanon bueawan, Cebuano bulawan, Maranao bolawan, Tausug bulawan, and Kavalan berawan. The word is not found in early Tagalog dictionaries and may be borrowed from other Philippine languages.

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Adjective

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bulawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. gold
    Synonyms: ginto, oro, balitok
  2. golden (color/colour)
    Synonym: ginintuan

Further reading

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

Tausug

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Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bulawan/ [bʊ.läˈwɑn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bu‧la‧wan

Noun

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bulawan

  1. gold

Yakan

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Noun

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bulawan

  1. gold

Yogad

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Noun

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bulawán

  1. gold