bulawan
Bikol Central
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈlawan/ [buˈl̪a.wan̪]
- Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan
Noun
buláwan (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏᜈ᜔)
Adjective
buláwan (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏᜈ᜔)
Cebuano
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), equivalent to bulaw + -an.
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /buˈlawan/ [bʊˈl̪a.wɐn̪]
Audio: (file) - (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Southern Leyte) IPA(key): /buˈawan/ [ˈbwa.wɐn̪]
- Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan
Noun
bulawan
Adjective
bulawan
- gold (color/colour)
Central Dusun
Noun
bulawan
Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈlawan/ [buˈla.wan]
- Hyphenation: bu‧la‧wan
Noun
bulawan
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈlawan/ [buˈlaː.wʌn]
- (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /buˈrawan/ [buˈraː.wʌn]
- Rhymes: -awan
- Syllabification: bu‧la‧wan
Noun
buláwan
Synonyms
| Southern / Central | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Province | Tadian | bulawan, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) bolawan |
| Sabangan | bulawan, (elderly) bulawan / burawan | |
| Northern / Applai | ||
| Mt. Province | Sagada | bulawan, (elderly) bulawan / burawan, (Tanulong) ghulawan |
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “buláwan”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 101
Kinaray-a
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈlawan/, [buˈla.wan]
Noun
bulawan
Pangutaran Sama
Noun
bulawan
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.la.ˈwan/, [bu.la.ˈwan]
Noun
bulawan
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *bulaw-an (“gold”), equivalent to bulaw + -an. Compare Ivatan vuhawan, Ibanag vulawan, Bikol Central bulawan, Aklanon bueawan, Cebuano bulawan, Maranao bolawan, Tausug bulawan, and Kavalan berawan. The word is not found in early Tagalog dictionaries and may be borrowed from other Philippine languages.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈlawan/ [bʊˈlaː.wɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -awan
- Syllabification: bu‧la‧wan
Adjective
bulawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜏᜈ᜔)
Further reading
- “bulawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bulawan/ [bʊ.laˈwɑn̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: bu‧la‧wan
Noun
bulawan (Sulat Sūg spelling بُلَوَنْ)
Yakan
Noun
bulawan
Yogad
Noun
bulawán