bulag

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Bikol Central[edit]

Verb[edit]

bulág

  1. to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate
  2. to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect
  3. to estrange
  4. to divorce
  5. to have one's marriage annulled

Adjective[edit]

bulág

  1. detached
  2. (of spouses) estranged; living apart
  3. (by extension) divorced
  4. (by extension) having had the marriage annulled

Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: bu‧lag

Verb[edit]

bulag

  1. to separate; to cause (things or people) to be separate
  2. to disunite something from one thing; to disconnect
  3. to estrange
  4. to divorce
  5. to have one's marriage annulled

Adjective[edit]

bulag

  1. detached
  2. (of spouses) estranged; living apart
  3. (by extension) divorced
  4. (by extension) having had the marriage annulled

Adverb[edit]

bulag

  1. apart; aside

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bulag.

Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *bulaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ.

Adjective[edit]

bulág

  1. blind

Verb[edit]

búlag

  1. to blind someone

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

bulág

  1. divorce, separate
  2. part

Ilocano[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bulág

  1. blind

Kapampangan[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bulág

  1. blind

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaʀ. Compare Ilocano bulag, Kapampangan bulag, Cebuano bulhog, and Malay bular.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /buˈlaɡ/ [bʊˈlaɡ] (“blind; lacking insight”, adjective; “blind person”, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ˈbulaɡ/ [ˈbu.lɐɡ] (“blindness; act of blinding”, noun)
  • Syllabification: bu‧lag

Adjective[edit]

bulág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blind; sightless
  2. (figurative) lacking understanding; lacking insight

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

bulág (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blind person

Noun[edit]

bulag (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜄ᜔)

  1. blindness; loss of light
    Synonyms: pagkabulag, kabulagan
  2. act of blinding someone
    Synonym: pagbulang

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “bulag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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