bulate

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulati (“roundworm; ascaris”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈlate/ [bʊˈlaː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: bu‧la‧te

Noun

bulate (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜆᜒ)

  1. worm
    Synonym: uod
  2. earthworm
    Synonyms: bulateng-lupa, (dialectal, Mindoro, Marinduque) alalago
  3. intestinal worm; roundworm; any parasitic worm of the Ascaris genus
    Synonyms: askarid, askarides, bermes, tiwa, ulyabid

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