bulbol

Bikol Central

Noun

bulból

1. pubic hair

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu. Sense 3 is after the Chinese character being likened to pubic hair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bulˈbol/, [bʊl̪ˈbol̪]
• Hyphenation: bul‧bol

Noun

bulból

1. pubic hair
2. (offensive, informal, humorous) curly or kinky hair in the head
3. (mahjong) green dragon tile

Masbatenyo

Noun

bulbol

1. pubic hair

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balbol — obsolete
• bolbol — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bulbul (“body hair; feathers”). Compare Ibatan boboh, Kapampangan bulbul, Bikol Central bulbol, Aklanon buebue, Maranao bombol, and Maguindanao bumbul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bulˈbol/, [bʊlˈbol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Hyphenation: bul‧bol

Noun

bulból (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ᜔)

1. pubic hair
2. hair in armpits
3. (obsolete) feather
4. (obsolete) act of plucking feathers from a bird

Derived terms

• bulbulin
• himulmol
• himulmulan
• himulmulin
• mabulbol
• maghimulmol
• magkabulbol
• mahimulmol
• manghimulmol
• paghihimulmol

 

See also

• bulo
• burnik

 

Further reading

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