English

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Etymology

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From Portuguese boal.[1]

Noun

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bual (plural buals)

  1. A variety of madeira (wine) that is less sweet than malmsey

References

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  1. ^ Bual, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed from Vulgar Latin *būvalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Cognate with Welsh and Cornish bual.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bual m (plural bualed)

  1. buffalo

Inflection

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Mutation of bual
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular bual vual unchanged pual
plural bualed vualed unchanged pualed

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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buwál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜀᜎ᜔) (dialectal)

  1. Alternative form of buwal (fall flat on the ground)

Adjective

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buál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜀᜎ᜔) (dialectal)

  1. Alternative form of buwal (fallen flat on the ground)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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buál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

  1. Dated spelling of buwal (voile).

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh bual, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉβal, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Compare Breton bual.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bual m (plural buail or bualod or bualau)

  1. (zoology) bison
  2. drinking horn

Mutation

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Mutated forms of bual
radical soft nasal aspirate
bual fual mual unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bual”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Makian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Ternate bua (termite).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bual

  1. a termite

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics