"bulalakaw" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /bulaˈlakaw/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bʊ.lɐˈlaː.xaʊ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜓᜎᜎᜃᜏ᜔ [Baybayin], bolalacao [alternative], bulalacao [alternative]
Rhymes: -akaw Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”). Cognate with Kapampangan bulalako (“meteor”), Cebuano bulakaw (“spirit resembling St. Elmo's fire”), Maranao bolalakaw (“god of fish”), and Tausug bulākaw (“meteor”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*bulalakaw||shooting star; kind of spirit}} Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”), {{cog|pam|bulalako||meteor}} Kapampangan bulalako (“meteor”), {{cog|ceb|bulakaw||spirit resembling St. Elmo's fire}} Cebuano bulakaw (“spirit resembling St. Elmo's fire”), {{cog|mrw|bolalakaw||god of fish}} Maranao bolalakaw (“god of fish”), {{cog|tsg|bulākaw||meteor}} Tausug bulākaw (“meteor”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} bulalakaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜎᜃᜏ᜔)
  1. meteor; shooting star Synonyms: taeng-bituin, meteoro, bituing-alpas, bituing-may-sumbol, sulong-mangayaw [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-bulalakaw-tl-noun-py~jlJJo Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 45 36 10 9
  2. St. Elmo's fire Synonyms: santelmo
    Sense id: en-bulalakaw-tl-noun-ioxS8Mpv Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 29 5 2 5 2 22 3 30 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 7 2 7 2 21 2 32 1 1 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 16 76 7 1 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 14 81 3 2 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 12 83 3 2
  3. (by extension) comet Tags: broadly Synonyms: kometa
    Sense id: en-bulalakaw-tl-noun-1R95EFHC Categories (other): Astronomy Disambiguation of Astronomy: 24 6 68 3
  4. (by extension, obsolete) rocket Tags: broadly, obsolete
    Sense id: en-bulalakaw-tl-noun-xY3Qo3YA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bulalato, bulalayak, magbulalakaw Related terms: Bulalacao
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bulalato"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bulalayak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "magbulalakaw"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "*bulalakaw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "shooting star; kind of spirit"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "meteor"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "spirit resembling St. Elmo's fire"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mrw",
        "2": "bolalakaw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "god of fish"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tsg",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "meteor"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜊᜓᜎᜎᜃᜏ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bolalacao",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bulalacao",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bu‧la‧la‧kaw"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "bu‧la‧la‧kaw"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bulalacao"
    }
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "meteor",
          "meteor"
        ],
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          "shooting star"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "taeng-bituin"
        },
        {
          "word": "meteoro"
        },
        {
          "word": "bituing-alpas"
        },
        {
          "word": "bituing-may-sumbol"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "sulong-mangayaw"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "29 5 2 5 2 22 3 30 1 1",
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          "_dis": "27 7 2 7 2 21 2 32 1 1",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "16 76 7 1",
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          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "14 81 3 2",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "12 83 3 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "St. Elmo's fire"
      ],
      "id": "en-bulalakaw-tl-noun-ioxS8Mpv",
      "links": [
        [
          "St. Elmo's fire",
          "St. Elmo's fire"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "santelmo"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "24 6 68 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "tl:Astronomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comet"
      ],
      "id": "en-bulalakaw-tl-noun-1R95EFHC",
      "links": [
        [
          "comet",
          "comet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) comet"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kometa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "rocket"
      ],
      "id": "en-bulalakaw-tl-noun-xY3Qo3YA",
      "links": [
        [
          "rocket",
          "rocket"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, obsolete) rocket"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bulaˈlakaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊ.lɐˈlaː.xaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bulalakaw"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Tagalog/akaw/4 syllables",
    "Tagalog 4-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
    "tl:Astronomy"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bulalato"
    },
    {
      "word": "bulalayak"
    },
    {
      "word": "magbulalakaw"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "phi-pro",
        "3": "*bulalakaw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "shooting star; kind of spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "bulalako",
        "3": "",
        "4": "meteor"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan bulalako (“meteor”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "bulakaw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "spirit resembling St. Elmo's fire"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mrw",
        "2": "bolalakaw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "god of fish"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tsg",
        "2": "bulākaw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "meteor"
      },
      "expansion": "Tausug bulākaw (“meteor”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Philippine *bulalakaw (“shooting star; kind of spirit”). Cognate with Kapampangan bulalako (“meteor”), Cebuano bulakaw (“spirit resembling St. Elmo's fire”), Maranao bolalakaw (“god of fish”), and Tausug bulākaw (“meteor”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜊᜓᜎᜎᜃᜏ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bolalacao",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bulalacao",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bu‧la‧la‧kaw"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "bu‧la‧la‧kaw"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Bulalacao"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "meteor; shooting star"
      ],
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        [
          "meteor",
          "meteor"
        ],
        [
          "shooting star",
          "shooting star"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "taeng-bituin"
        },
        {
          "word": "meteoro"
        },
        {
          "word": "bituing-alpas"
        },
        {
          "word": "bituing-may-sumbol"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "sulong-mangayaw"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "St. Elmo's fire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "St. Elmo's fire",
          "St. Elmo's fire"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "santelmo"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "comet"
      ],
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        [
          "comet",
          "comet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) comet"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kometa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rocket"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rocket",
          "rocket"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, obsolete) rocket"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bulaˈlakaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bʊ.lɐˈlaː.xaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-akaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bulalakaw"
}

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