Bual

English

Noun

Bual (plural Buals)

1. Alternative form of Boal (“wine grape”).

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Buhal

Etymology

Attested as French Bouali [1820], Greek Μπούχαλη (Boúchali) [1875]. Perhaps akin to Bulgarian бу́хал (búhal, “eagle owl”). Was proposed for renaming in 1938 as Buell, perhaps by influence of buall (“buffalo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈal/
• Rhymes: -al

Proper noun

Bual m (definite Buali)

1. a village in the municipality of Qendër Piskovë, district of Përmet, county of Gjirokastër

Declension

Declension of Bual

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Bual	Buali
accusative		Bualin
dative/ablative	Buali	Bualit

References

• FZRSH (2014), page 6371: “Bual”
• Ylli SLA, vol. 2, page 29b: “Buhál, -i”
• CIA Gazetteer, 1955 ed., page 14: “Buhal”; 1961 ed., page 19b: “Bual”, page 20a: “Buhal”
• Vendim (1938), page 28b: “Buhali” → “Buelli”
• Louis (1928), “Buhall” = CIA Gazetteer, 1955 ed., page 14: “Buhall”; 1961 ed., page 20a: “Buhall”
• Shqypnija (1923), page 172b: “Buhali”
• KIFS Epetiris, vol. 2, page 148, page 208, page 239: “Μπούχαλη”

Asturian

Alternative forms

• Bu (initialism)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbwal/ [ˈbwal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Bual

Proper noun

Bual ?

1. Boal (a municipality of Eo-Navia, in western Asturias)

Related terms

• bualés