"bul" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-bul.wav Forms: bulle [plural], bulletjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch bul, from Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|bul}} Dutch bul, {{inh|af|dum|bulle}} Middle Dutch bulle, {{inh|af|odt|*bullo}} Old Dutch *bullo, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*bulô}} Proto-Germanic *bulô, {{cog|en|bull}} English bull Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|bulle|||||diminutive|bulletjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} bul (plural bulle, diminutive bulletjie), {{af-noun|bulle|bulletjie}} bul (plural bulle, diminutive bulletjie)
  1. bull
    Sense id: en-bul-af-noun-xnwSY2UU
  2. (colloquial) a supporter of the Blue Bulls, a South African rugby team Tags: colloquial Categories (lifeform): Cattle, Male animals
    Sense id: en-bul-af-noun-sow79Jks Disambiguation of Cattle: 29 71 Disambiguation of Male animals: 5 95 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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