Bulacan
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See also: Bulacán
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish Bulacán, from Tagalog Bulakan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbʊˈlɑkæn/, [ˌbʊˈlɑkɛən]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbʊˈlɑːkæn/
Proper noun[edit]
Bulacan
- A province of the Philippines. Capital and largest city: Malolos.
Translations[edit]
province of the Philippines
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tagalog Bulacan, after the town of Bulakan, formerly a visita of Tondo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bulacán
- Bulacan (a province of the Philippines; capital and largest city: Malolos)
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bulacán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜃᜈ᜔)
- Bulacan (a province of the Philippines)
Usage notes[edit]
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.
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Bulacan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Bulacan on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl
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- en:Bulacan, Philippines
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