buol
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧ol
- IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, [buˈʔol̪]
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bu‧ol
- IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, [bʊˈʔol̪]
Derived terms
- buolbuol (ankle)
Southwestern Dinka
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bool — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *buqəl.[1] Proto-Philippine /ə/ generally changes to Tagalog /i/, but how it changed to /u/ in this case is unknown. Possible early borrowing from Bikol or a Visayan language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈʔol/, [bʊˈʔol] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈbuʔol/, [ˈbu.ʔol] (less common)
- Hyphenation: bu‧ol
Noun
buól (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜂᜎ᜔)
- (chiefly eastern Marinduque, anatomy) ankle
- Synonym: bukong-bukong
- (anatomy) anklebone
- Synonym: butumbuol
Derived terms
- butumbuol
See also
References
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*buqel”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Further reading
- “buol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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