buli

Etymology

Related to ulpëti and ulzë, from Proto-Albanian *ul-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Compare Latin ulmus, Welsh llwyf and English elm.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈli/

Noun

buli m (plural bulinj, definite bulini, definite plural bulinjtë)

1. (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)

References

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Hiligaynon buli, Cebuano buli, Tausug buli.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/ [buˈl̪iʔ]

Noun

bulî

1. (anatomy) vulva

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

2. (vulgar, swear) cunt

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈli/ [bʊˈl̪i]

Noun

buli

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
2. (by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm
3. fruit of this tree
4. leaves of this plant
5. fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant
6. a type of budbod
7. whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Bikol Central buli, Hiligaynon buli, Tausug buli.

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/ [bʊˈl̪iʔ]

Noun

buli

1. (anatomy) the penis

Anagrams

• lubi, luib

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Bikol Central buli, Hiligaynon buli, Cebuano buli, Tausug buli.

Noun

buli

1. buttocks; anus; bottom (of a person or an object)

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *buli, from Proto-Oceanic *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Samoan, Tongan pule.

Noun

buli

1. cowrie shell

Verb

buli

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of bulir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Bikol Central buli, Cebuano buli, Tausug buli.

Noun

bulî

1. buttock

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *buli. Cognate with Tagalog buli.

Verb

búli

1. polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Poule, from French poule.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuli]
• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Noun

buli (plural bulik)

1. (colloquial) party (a social gathering of humans for entertainment, fun and socializing)

   Synonym: parti

   Hypernyms: szórakozás (“fun”), összejövetel (“meetup”)

   Hyponym: házibuli

2. (slang) deal, enterprise, venture

   Nincs benne a buliban. ― He is not in on the deal.

References

Further reading

• buli in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• buli in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 撲棱 / 扑棱.

Verb

buli

1. (possibly dated) to flap

   Buli su asa, borboleta aguâ

   Flapping its wings, a butterfly flies

Etymology

Borrowed from English bully.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɪ/

Noun

buli m (plural bulijiet or bulis)

1. bully

Adjective

buli (feminine singular bulija, plural bulin)

1. first-class

Related terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.li/
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: bu‧li
• Homophone: bóli

Noun

buli f

1. inflection of bula:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

Verb

buli

1. third-person singular present of bulić

Verb

buli

1. inflection of bulir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani bul (“buttocks”).

Verb

a buli (third-person singular present bulește, past participle bulit) 4th conjugation

1. (slang) to deteriorate

Etymology

Maybe borrowed from Portuguese bule.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

buli class V (plural mabuli class VI)

1. teapot, kettle

   Synonym: birika

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *buli. Cognate with Hiligaynon buli.

Pronunciation 1

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuli/ [ˈbuː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: bu‧li

Noun

buli (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. polish; polishing; cleaning until shiny (done on a surface)

   Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis

2. (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something

Pronunciation 2

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈli/ [bʊˈli]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: bu‧li

Noun

bulí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)

Noun

bulí

1. lead (metal)