Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulbul

/ˈbʊlbʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: bul-bul
IPA: /ˈbʊlbʊl/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.

noun

Any of the bulbul species of the Middle East, popular in poetry; sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’.

Example Sentences

"The infant buds, impatient to look around them, rend their green garments and unfold their eyes; while every tree, on which the bulbul ſings, flutters with joy on the wings of their thouſand leaves."
"‘Of course, if you want something really Persian and passionate, with red wine and bulbuls in it,’ I went on to suggest; but she grabbed the book from me."

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلبل (bulbul) or from Arabic بُلْبُل (bulbul).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: بُلْبُل

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbʊlbʊl/

Inflected Forms

bulbuls (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bulbul?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊlbʊl/.
What does bulbul mean?: Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.
Where does bulbul come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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