buláwis (not without l) n k.o. danggit fish: Teuthis java.
bulay n 1 k.o. cultivated bean, the seeds and young pods of which are eaten: Dolichos lablab. 2 = [patánì2]. v [A; b(1)] cook bulay or s.t. with bulay.
bulay-ug (not without l) n k.o. small bird found in bunches in bushes: Dicaeum bicolor. a 1 small and frail like this bird, weakling. 2 poor in doing things. Bulay-ug nga sinayawan, Dancing in a poor way.
bulbug n k.o. jellyfish with a brown color and blueish spots. a sluggish, slow-moving. v [B12; b6] get to be sluggish.
bulbul n 1 pubic hair. 2 name given to the green dragon piece in mahjong. v [a4] grow pubic hairs. Gibulbul ku pag-idad kug kinsi, I grew pubic hairs when I was fifteen. hiN- v [A; b7] 1 dress fowl or birds by plucking the feathers. 2 clean s.o. out, take all his money. Ang íyang asáwa mauy mihimulbul sa íyang pitáka, His wife cleaned his wallet out. Gihimulbúlan (gihimulbulan) siya sa íyang babáyi, His mistress milked him dry. 2a — ang swildu for a salary to be the sole source for a large number of expenditures. Ang ákù rang swilduy himulbúlan sa tanang galastuhan, They get all of the money for the expenses from my salary. 3 strip machines or vehicles of spare parts to be used elsewhere. Himulbúli ang ayruplánu arun makalupad ang uban, Strip the airplane of spare parts so the others can fly. 4 look over a person to size him up. Gihimulbulan sa inahan ang pamanhunun sa íyang anak, The mother inspected her daughter’s fiancé carefully.
buldu = [burdu].
buldug n bulldog. a 1 big and stout in comparison to one’s age group. 2 fat like a bulldog. 3 having the ugly face of a bulldog. v [B] get to be fat or ugly like a bulldog.
buldúsir n bulldozer. v [A; a12] work on s.t. with a bulldozer, bulldoze s.t. Gibuldúsir ang mga payag sa iskuwátirs, The squatter shanties were bulldozed.
buldyak v [A2; ac] throw s.t. at a downwards angle by raising the hand over the head. Buldyáka tung íyang gipatirúhan, Throw your marble at the marble he aimed at. n a throw executed in this manner.
bulgan n k.o. fish with bulging eyes.