Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Philippine *bulú(dj) (mountain),[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulur (compare Timugon and Tagal Murut bulur, Central Dusun nulu, and Eastern Bontoc filig).

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Noun

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buról (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. hill; hillock
    Synonyms: gulod, dahilig, bakulod
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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burol (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. wake (for the dead)
    Synonym: pagbuburol
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References

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  1. ^ Charles, Matthew (1974) “Problems in the Reconstruction of Proto-Philippine Phonology and the Subgrouping of the Philippine Languages”, in Oceanic Linguistics[1], volume 13, number 1/2 (PDF), University of Hawai'i Press, pages 457-509