buli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "buli"

Albanian

Etymology

Related to ulpëti and ulzë, from Proto-Albanian *ul-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Compare Latin ulmus, Welsh llwyf and English elm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈli/

Noun

buli m (plural bulinj, definite bulini, definite plural bulinjtë)

1. (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)

Synonyms

• vidh

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Hiligaynon buli, Cebuano buli, Tausug buli.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/ [buˈl̪iʔ]

Noun

bulî

1. (anatomy) vulva

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

2. (vulgar, swear) cunt

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

Cebuano

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈli/ [bʊˈl̪i]

Noun

buli

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
2. (by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm
3. fruit of this tree
4. leaves of this plant
5. fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant
6. a type of budbod
7. whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Bikol Central buli, Hiligaynon buli, Tausug buli.

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/ [bʊˈl̪iʔ]

Noun

buli

1. (anatomy) the penis

Anagrams

• lubi, luib

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Bikol Central buli, Hiligaynon buli, Cebuano buli, Tausug buli.

Noun

buli

1. buttocks; anus; bottom (of a person or an object)

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *buli, from Proto-Oceanic *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Samoan, Tongan pule.

Noun

buli

1. cowrie shell

Galician

Verb

buli

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of bulir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Bikol Central buli, Cebuano buli, Tausug buli.

Noun

bulî

1. buttock

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *buli. Cognate with Tagalog buli.

Verb

búli

1. polish

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Poule, from French poule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuli]
• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Noun

buli (plural bulik)

1. (colloquial) party (a social gathering of humans for entertainment, fun and socializing)

   Synonym: parti

   Hypernyms: szórakozás (“fun”), összejövetel (“meetup”)

   Hyponym: házibuli

2. (slang) deal, enterprise, venture

   Nincs benne a buliban. ― He is not in on the deal.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	buli	bulik
accusative	bulit	bulikat
dative	bulinak	buliknak
instrumental	bulival	bulikkal
causal-final	buliért	bulikért
translative	bulivá	bulikká
terminative	buliig	bulikig
essive-formal	buliként	bulikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	buliban	bulikban
superessive	bulin	bulikon
adessive	bulinál	buliknál
illative	buliba	bulikba
sublative	bulira	bulikra
allative	bulihoz	bulikhoz
elative	buliból	bulikból
delative	buliról	bulikról
ablative	bulitól	buliktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	bulié	buliké
non-attributive possessive - plural	buliéi	bulikéi

Possessive forms of buli
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bulim	bulijaim (or buliim)
2nd person sing.	bulid	bulijaid (or buliid)
3rd person sing.	bulija	bulijai (or bulii)
1st person plural	bulink	bulijaink (or buliink)
2nd person plural	bulitok	bulijaitok (or buliitok)
3rd person plural	bulijuk	bulijaik (or buliik)

Derived terms

• bulizik

 

Compound words

• búcsúbuli
• házibuli
• kanbuli
• osztálybuli

 

Further reading

• buli in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• buli in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 撲棱／扑棱.

Verb

buli

1. (possibly dated) to flap

   Buli su asa, borboleta aguâ

   Flapping its wings, a butterfly flies

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bully.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɪ/

Noun

buli m (plural bulijiet or bulis)

1. bully

Adjective

buli (feminine singular bulija, plural bulin)

1. first-class

Related terms

• bbulja

 

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.li/
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: bu‧li
• Homophone: bóli

Noun

buli f

1. inflection of bula:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

Verb

buli

1. third-person singular present of bulić

Portuguese

Verb

buli

1. inflection of bulir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani bul (“buttocks”).

Verb

a buli (third-person singular present bulește, past participle bulit) 4th conj.

1. (slang) to deteriorate

Conjugation

    conjugation of buli (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a buli
gerund			bulind
past participle			bulit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	bulesc	bulești	bulește	bulim	buliți	bulesc
	imperfect	buleam	buleai	bulea	buleam	buleați	buleau
	simple perfect	bulii	buliși	buli	bulirăm	bulirăți	buliră
	pluperfect	bulisem	buliseși	bulise	buliserăm	buliserăți	buliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să bulesc	să bulești	să bulească	să bulim	să buliți	să bulească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		bulește			buliți
	negative		nu buli			nu buliți

Swahili

Etymology

Maybe borrowed from Portuguese bule.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

buli (ma class, plural mabuli)

1. teapot, kettle

   Synonym: birika

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *buli. Cognate with Hiligaynon buli.

Pronunciation 1

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuli/ [ˈbuː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: bu‧li

Noun

buli (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. polish; polishing; cleaning until shiny (done on a surface)

   Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis

2. (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something

Derived terms

• bulihan
• bulihin
• bumuli
• ipabuli
• ipambuli
• magbuli
• pagbuli
• pagkabuli
• pagkakabuli
• pambuli
• tagabuli
• taong-puli

 

Pronunciation 2

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈli/ [bʊˈli]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: bu‧li

Noun

bulí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)

Derived terms

• bulihan

Yogad

Noun

bulí

1. lead (metal)