bulinya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bulinˈjaʔ/ [bʊ.lɪnˈɲaʔ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /bulinˈjaʔ/ [bʊ.lɪn̪ˈjaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: bu‧lin‧ya

Adverb

bulinyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜌ) (obsolete)

  1. barely; hardly
    Synonyms: bahagya, halos hindi, (obsolete) datha
    Bulinya ko lamang tinulak ay napahiga.
    I hardly pushed it and it fell over on its back.
    Bulinya ko nakita.
    I barely saw it.
  2. rarely
    Synonyms: madalang, bihira

Derived terms

  • bulinyain
  • di nga bulinya
  • di nga kinabulinya
  • magbulinya

See also

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