Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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bulbul
/bulbul/
n.
“hair”
 
n.
hair, feathers, fur, or wool of a person or animal, but not including the pubic hair
Igkaalihi ku ka malitan ne malayat se bulbul.
I like the girl which has a long hair.
Wrd.Gloss: hair
Eng. hair; feather; fur; wool
Tag. buhók (head); balahíbo (body, feather); bulból (armpits, pubic); bagwís (feather)
Ceb. buhok; balhíbo (body, feather); bulbul (pubic)
Ilo.: buók; dutdút (body)
WBM: bulvul
OCM: Ethnozoology (825), Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Parts of a bird (1.6.2.1), Hair (2.1.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
adj.
(bulbulen, -en) feathery
Eng. feathery; hairy
DDP: Hair (2.1.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someoneto pluck the feathers out of something (egpamulbulan, migpamulbulan)
Eng. pluck
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,JLM,NJK,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 17/Sep/2014

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