buli

• buli'

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/ [buˈlɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: bu‧li

bulî

1. rear; back

Related to ulpëti and ulzë, from Proto-Albanian *ul-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Compare Latin ulmus, Welsh llwyf and English elm.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /buˈli/

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

1. (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)

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• vidh

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

buli

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
2. (by extension) any member of the genus Corypha of buri palms.
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)

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

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

buli

1. (anatomy) the penis

• lubi, luib

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

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

bulî

1. (anatomy) vulva

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

2. (vulgar, swear) cunt

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

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

buli

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

From Proto-Central Pacific *buli, from Proto-Oceanic *buliq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buliq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

buli

1. cowrie shell (especially those with chiefly or ceremonial significance)

   Na buli vula e dau vakayagataki ena soqo vakavanua.

   The white cowrie shells are used in traditional ceremonies.

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “buli”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, pages 31–2

buli

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

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

bulî

1. buttock

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

búli

1. polish

Borrowed from German Poule, from French poule.^[1]

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

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.

• buli in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (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 2026).

Borrowed from Cantonese 撲棱 / 扑棱.

buli

1. (transitive, possibly dated) to flap

   Buli su asa, borboleta aguâ

   Flapping its wings, a butterfly flies

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuli/, [ˈɓu.li]
• Hyphenation: bu‧li

buli (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨒᨗ, semi-transitive ammuli)

1. (transitive) to make bitter and strong (of palm wine)

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Borrowed from English bully.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɪ/
• Rhymes: -ulɪ

buli m (plural bulijiet or bulis)

1. bully

buli (feminine singular bulija, plural bulin)

1. first-class

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

buli f

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

buli

1. third-person singular present of bulić

buli

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

Borrowed from Romani bul (“buttocks”).

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

1. (slang) to fuck
2. (slang) to deteriorate

Borrowed from Portuguese bule.^[1][2]

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buli class V (plural mabuli class VI)

1. teapot, kettle

   Synonym: birika

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

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

buli (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

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

   Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis

2. (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something

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

bulí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)

• bulihan

bulí

1. lead (metal)