buli

Related to ulpëti and ulzë, from Proto-Albanian *ul-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Compare Latin ulmus, Welsh llwyf and English elm.[1]

• IPA^(key): /buˈli/

buli m (plural bulinj, definite bulini, definite plural bulinjtë)

1. (botany) fluttering elm (Ulmus laevis)

• vidh

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/, [buˈl̪iʔ]

bulî

1. (anatomy) vulva

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

2. (vulgar, swear) cunt

   Synonyms: buray, pipi

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈli/, [bʊˈl̪i]

buli

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)
2. (by extension) any member of the genus Corypha, collectively called buri palm
3. fruit of this tree
4. leaves of this plant
5. fiber extracted from the leaves of this plant
6. a type of budbod
7. whitemouth jack (Uraspis helvola)

• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• IPA^(key): /buˈliʔ/, [bʊˈl̪iʔ]

buli

1. (anatomy) the penis

• lubi, luib

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

buli

1. buttocks; anus; bottom (of a person or an object)

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

buli

1. cowrie shell

buli

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of bulir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

bulî

1. buttock

búli

1. polish

Borrowed from German Poule, from French poule.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuli]
• Hyphenation: bu‧li
• Rhymes: -li

buli (plural bulik)

1. (colloquial) party (a social gathering of humans for entertainment, fun and socializing)

   Synonym: parti

   Hypernyms: szórakozás (“fun”), összejövetel (“meetup”)

   Hyponym: házibuli

2. (slang) deal, enterprise, venture

   Nincs benne a buliban. ― He is not in on the deal.

• 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 Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Borrowed from Cantonese 撲棱／扑棱.

buli

1. (possibly dated) to flap

   Buli su asa, borboleta aguâ

   Flapping its wings, a butterfly flies

Borrowed from English bully.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.lɪ/

buli m (plural bulijiet or bulis)

1. bully

buli (feminine singular bulija, plural bulin)

1. first-class

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.li/
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: bu‧li
• Homophone: bóli

buli f

1. inflection of bula:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

buli

1. third-person singular present of bulić

buli

1. inflection of bulir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Borrowed from Romani bul (“buttocks”).

a buli (third-person singular present bulește, past participle bulit) 4th conj.

1. (slang) to deteriorate

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuli/, [ˈbu.lɪ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧li

buli (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. polish; polishing; cleaning until shiny (done on a surface)

   Synonyms: pagpapakintab, pagpapakinis

2. (figurative) removal of vulgarity from something

• IPA^(key): /buˈli/, [bʊˈli]
• Hyphenation: bu‧li

bulí (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒ)

1. cabbage palm (Corypha utan)

• bulihan

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buliq.

buli

1. buttocks

bulí

1. lead (metal)