buling

Cebuano

Noun

buling

1. dirt, soot, stain

Verb

buling

1. to stain, to make (something) dirty

Hiligaynon

Noun

bulíng

1. spot, stain

Verb

bulíng

1. stain, soil, dirty

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbuliŋ/ [ˈbuː.lɪŋ]
    • Rhymes: -uliŋ
  • IPA^(key): /buˈliŋ/ [bʊˈliŋ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: bu‧ling

Noun

buling (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. smut; smudge; smear; tarnish

   Synonyms: amol, mantsa, bahid

2. act of throwing water at someone (on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist on June 24th)

Derived terms

• Buling-Buling
• bulingin
• magbuling
• pagbuling

 

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qujiŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qujiŋ.

Noun

buling

1. charcoal

   Buling ugab in pag'usalun bang magpilinsa.

   Charcoal from coconut shells is used for ironing.

Derived terms

• biyubuling
• biyuling
• bulinga
• bulingan
• bulingun
• kabulingan
• mabuling
• magbuling

 

Yakan

Noun

buling

1. soot

Derived terms

• bulingan (“sooty”)