"bular" meaning in Malay

See bular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [bu.la(r)] Forms: بولر [Jawi], lebih bular [comparative], paling bular [superlative]
Rhymes: -lar, -ar Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *bular, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*bular}} Proto-Malayic *bular, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*bulaʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=بولر}} bular (Jawi spelling بولر, comparative lebih bular, superlative paling bular)
  1. (dialectal, Sambas) Unable to see; blind. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-bular-ms-adj-pbrosF2z Categories (other): Sambas Malay, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 38 13 40

Noun

IPA: [bu.la(r)] Forms: بولر [Jawi], bular-bular [plural], bular² [plural]
Rhymes: -lar, -ar Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *bular, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*bular}} Proto-Malayic *bular, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*bulaʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=بولر}} bular (Jawi spelling بولر, plural bular-bular or bular²)
  1. White membrane or clouding in eyes of someone with cataracts. Derived forms: buta bular (english: blind due to cataracts) Related terms: katarak (english: cataract)
    Sense id: en-bular-ms-noun-hTE5Y9Cc Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 38 13 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 25 8 26 16 19 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Alternative forms

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