Bulacan

Borrowed from Spanish Bulacán, from Tagalog Bulakan.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbʊˈlɑkæn/, [ˌbʊˈlɑkɛən]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbʊˈlɑːkæn/

Bulacan

1. A province of the Philippines. Capital and largest city: Malolos.

From Tagalog Bulacan, after the town of Bulakan, formerly a visita of Tondo.

• Hyphenation: Bu‧la‧can
• IPA^(key): /bulaˈkan/, [bʊ.l̪ʌˈkan̪]

Bulacán

1. Bulacan (a province of the Philippines; capital and largest city: Malolos)

• Bulakan — proscribed

From bulak +‎ -an, bulak either referring to Tagalog bulaklak (“flower”) or Tagalog bulak (“cotton”) or Tagalog burak (“mud”). Formerly the town of Bulakan, formerly a visita of Tondo. See also bulakan (“Decalobanthus peltatus”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bulaˈkan/ [bʊ.lɐˈxan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Bu‧la‧can

Bulacán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃᜈ᜔)

1. Bulacan (a province of the Philippines)

According to a 2007 Bulacan provincial government ordinance, the spelling Bulacan is reserved for the province, while the spelling Bulakan is used for the municipality.

• Bulakenyo

• “Bulacan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Bulacan on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl