bulaklak

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bulaklak.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧lak‧lak
  • IPA(key): /bulakˈlak/, [bu.l̪akˈl̪ak]

Noun

bulaklak

  1. (Daet) flower
    Synonym: burak

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Tagalog bulaklak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʊləkˈlak/, [bʊ.ləkˈläk]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧lak‧lak

Noun

bulaklak

  1. flower

Derived terms

  • bulaklakan
  • mibulaklak
  • pamulaklak

Pangasinan

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bulaklak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bulakˈlak/, [bʊ.lakˈlak]
  • Rhymes: -ak, -lak
  • Hyphenation: bu‧lak‧lak

Noun

bulaklak

  1. flower
    Synonym: rosas

Derived terms

  • manbulaklak

Ratagnon

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bulaklak.

Noun

bulaklák

  1. flower

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Southern Luzon axis *bulaklak, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bujak (flower). Compare Pangasinan bulaklak, Kapampangan bulaklak, Sambali bolak, Bikol Central burak, Hanunoo bulaklak, Asi buyak, Aklanon bueak, Cebuano bulak, Hiligaynon bulak, Surigaonon buyak, Butuanon buwak, Maguindanao ulak, and Tboli bulok.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bulakˈlak/ [bʊ.lɐkˈlak]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: bu‧lak‧lak

Noun

bulaklák (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔)

  1. flower
  2. (figurative) beautiful woman
  3. (euphemistic, vulgar, slang) vagina; vulva

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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