bulyos
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- boliyos — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- buliyos — obsolete
Etymology
From earlier variant buliyos, from an early borrowing from Spanish, possibly buríos / burillos, plural of burío / burillo, a generic name for various species of trees whose bark material is obtained to make cords. Compare Kapampangan burilius.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bulˈjos/ [bʊlˈjos]
- Rhymes: -os
- Syllabification: bul‧yos
Noun
bulyós (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔)
- whip consisting of cylindrical bamboo sticks bundled and tied into a sturdy cord commonly used by flagellants during Holy Week
Derived terms
- bulyusan
- bulyusin
- magbulyos
- pagbubulyos
See also
- pagtatatak
- panata
- pasang-krus
- penitensiya
- plahelo
- suplina
Further reading
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 511: “Randas) Boliyos (pp) C. que haçen [con palillos]”