# buli
## Albanian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buˈli/

### Noun

buli m (plural bulinj, definite bulini, definite plural bulinjtë)
* (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)

### Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

#### Synonyms

* vidh

### References

* ↑ Topalli, K. (2017) “buli”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 267

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: bu‧li
* IPA: /buˈliʔ/ [buˈl̪iʔ]

### Noun

bulî
* (anatomy) vulva
    Synonyms: buray, pipi
* (vulgar, swear) cunt
    Synonyms: buray, pipi

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation 1

* Hyphenation: bu‧li
* IPA: /buˈli/ [bʊˈl̪i]

### Noun

buli
* cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
* (by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm
* fruit of this tree
* leaves of this plant
* fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant
* a type of budbod
* whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola)

### Etymology 2

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

### Pronunciation 2

* Hyphenation: bu‧li
* IPA: /buˈliʔ/ [bʊˈl̪iʔ]

### Noun

buli
* (anatomy) the penis

### Anagrams

* lubi, luib

## Dupaningan Agta
### Etymology

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

### Noun

buli
* buttocks; anus; bottom (of a person or an object)

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *buli, from Proto-Oceanic *buliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq. Cognate with Samoan, Tongan pule.

### Noun

buli
* cowrie shell

## Galician
### Verb

buli
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of bulir:
** first-person singular preterite indicative
** second-person plural imperative

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology 1

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

### Noun

bulî
* buttock

### Etymology 2

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

### Verb

búli
* polish

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Poule, from French poule.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbuli]
* Hyphenation: bu‧li
* Rhymes: -li

### Noun

buli (plural bulik)
* (colloquial) party (a social gathering of humans for entertainment, fun and socializing)
    Synonym: parti
    Hypernyms: szórakozás (“fun”), összejövetel (“meetup”)
    Hyponym: házibuli
* (slang) deal, enterprise, venture
    Nincs benne a buliban. ― He is not in on the deal.

#### Derived terms

* bulizik
* búcsúbuli
* házibuli
* kanbuli
* osztálybuli

### References

* ↑ buli in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

### Further reading

* buli in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: 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 2024).

## Macanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 撲棱 / 扑棱.

### Verb

buli
* (possibly dated) to flap
    Buli su asa, borboleta aguâFlapping its wings, a butterfly flies

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English bully.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbu.lɪ/

### Noun

buli m (plural bulijiet or bulis)
* bully

### Adjective

buli (feminine singular bulija, plural bulin)
* first-class

### Related terms

* bbulja

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbu.li/
* Rhymes: -uli
* Syllabification: bu‧li
* Homophone: bóli

### Noun

buli f
* inflection of bula:
** genitive/dative/locative singular
** genitive plural

### Verb

buli
* third-person singular present of bulić

## Portuguese
### Verb

buli
* inflection of bulir:
** first-person singular preterite indicative
** second-person plural imperative

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Romani bul (“buttocks”).

### Verb

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

#### Conjugation
## Swahili
### Etymology

Maybe borrowed from Portuguese bule.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

buli class V (plural mabuli class VI)
* teapot, kettle
    Synonym: birika

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

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

### Pronunciation 1

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

### Noun

buli (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)
* polish; polishing; cleaning until shiny (done on a surface)
    Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis
* (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something

#### Derived terms

* bulihan
* bulihin
* bumuli
* ipabuli
* ipambuli
* magbuli
* pagbuli
* pagkabuli
* pagkakabuli
* pambuli
* tagabuli
* taong-puli

### Pronunciation 2

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /buˈli/ [bʊˈli]
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: bu‧li

### Noun

bulí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)
* cabbage palm (Corypha utan)

#### Derived terms

* bulihan

## Yogad
### Noun

bulí
* lead (metal)