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була

/[ˈbuɫɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    a Muslim woman wearing traditional clothes, covered with a headscarf
  2. 2.
    bull (Papal decree)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • ханъ́ма
  • кадъ́на

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بولا (bola, bula, “wife of one’s paternal uncle; lady, miss”).

Forms

  • бу́лаcanonical
  • búlaromanization
  • бу́лаindefinite • singular
  • бу́лиindefinite • plural
  • бу́латаdefinite • singular
  • бу́литеdefinite • plural
Vocative
Singular
бу́ло
Plural
бу́ли

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