buol

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ol
  • IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, [buˈʔol̪]

Noun

buól

  1. (anatomy) heel

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ol
  • IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, [bʊˈʔol̪]

Noun

buól

  1. (anatomy) a place where a bone bulges in the knuckles, ankle, etc.

Derived terms

Kagayanen

Noun

buol

  1. (anatomy) knee

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

buol

  1. candelabra tree (Euphorbia candelabrum)

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.[1] Proto-Philippine /ə/ generally changes to Tagalog /i/, but how it changed to /u/ in this case is unknown. Possible early borrowing from Bikol or a Visayan language.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /buˈʔol/ [bʊˈʔol] (standard)
      • Rhymes: -ol
    • IPA(key): /ˈbuʔol/ [ˈbu.ʔol] (less common)
      • Rhymes: -uʔol
  • Syllabification: bu‧ol

Noun

buól (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜂᜎ᜔)

  1. (chiefly eastern Marinduque, anatomy) ankle
    Synonym: bukong-bukong
  2. (anatomy) anklebone
    Synonym: butumbuol

Derived terms

  • butumbuol

See also

References

  1. Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*buqel”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading

  • buol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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