bule

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Czech

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Verb

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bule

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of bulit

Galician

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Verb

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bule

  1. second-person singular imperative of bulir

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Javanese bule. Doublet of bulai. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

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Noun

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bule (first-person possessive buleku, second-person possessive bulemu, third-person possessive bulenya)

  1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albinism (person or any animal with the condition)
  2. (colloquial, neutral or derogatory) a foreigner, usually a Westerner or a Caucasian

Adjective

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bule

  1. (colloquial or possibly dated) albino (having albinism)

Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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bule

  1. Alternative form of bole

Polish

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Noun

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bule f

  1. dative/locative singular of buła

Noun

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bule f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bula

Portuguese

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bule

Etymology

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Unknown, perhaps from Malay buli, buli-buli (small stoppered vial or flask of glass or porcelain), or from Arabic بُلْبُلَة (bulbula).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bu‧le

Noun

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bule m (plural bules)

  1. teapot

West Makian

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Verb

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bule

  1. (transitive) to twine (rope, etc.)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bule (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tobule mobule abule
2nd person nobule fobule
3rd person inanimate ibule dobule
animate
imperative nubule, bule fubule, bule

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics