See also: bulè, bulë, bulɛ, bulę, bułę, and bùlè

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bule

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of bulit

Galician edit

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bule

  1. second-person singular imperative of bulir

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Javanese bule. Doublet of bulai. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

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  • Audio

Noun edit

bule (first-person possessive buleku, second-person possessive bulemu, third-person possessive bulenya)

  1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albinism (person or any animal with the condition)
  2. (colloquial, neutral or derogatory) a foreigner, usually a Westerner or a Caucasian

Adjective edit

bule

  1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albino (having albinism)

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bule f

  1. dative/locative singular of buła

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bule f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bula

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bule

Etymology edit

Unknown, perhaps from Malay buli, buli-buli (small stoppered vial or flask of glass or porcelain), or from Arabic بُلْبُلَة (bulbula).

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: bu‧le

Noun edit

bule m (plural bules)

  1. teapot

West Makian edit

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bule

  1. (transitive) to twine (rope, etc.)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of bule (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tobule mobule abule
2nd person nobule fobule
3rd person inanimate ibule dobule
animate
imperative nubule, bule fubule, bule

References edit

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics