bolak

See also: Bolak, bolák, and Bolák

Mansaka

Etymology

From bulak, compare Cebuano bulak.

Noun

bolak

1. flower

Maranao

Noun

bolak

1. flower

Polish

Alternative forms

• bolák (Biecz, Żywiec)
• bolok (Kielce, Zagórze)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel(H)-der.

Proto-Slavic *bolě̀ti

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is

Proto-Slavic *-ь

Proto-Slavic *bȍlь

Old Polish ból

Polish ból

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀkas

Proto-Slavic *-akъ

Old Polish -ak

Polish -ak

Polish bolak

From ból (“pain”) + -ak.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): [ˈbɔ.lak]

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Noun

bolak m inan

1. (Kuyavia) ulcer; wound

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1867), “bolak”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 268

Sambali

Noun

bolak

1. flower