bulyos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• boliyos — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• buliyos — obsolete

Etymology

From earlier variant buliyos, from an early borrowing from Spanish, possibly buríos / burillos, plural of burío / burillo, a generic name for various species of trees whose bark material is obtained to make cords. Compare Kapampangan burilius.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bulˈjos/ [bʊlˈjos]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: bul‧yos

Noun

bulyós (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

1. whip consisting of cylindrical bamboo sticks bundled and tied into a sturdy cord commonly used by flagellants during Holy Week

Derived terms

• bulyusan
• bulyusin
• magbulyos
• pagbubulyos

 

See also

• pagtatatak
• panata
• pasang-krus
• penitensiya

 

Further reading

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 511: “Randas) Boliyos (pp) C. que haçen [con palillos]”