буль

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bulʲ]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

буль • (bulʹ)

  1. The sound of liquid bubbling or being poured.

Etymology 2

After André Charles Boulle

Noun

буль • (bulʹ) m inan (genitive бу́ля, nominative plural бу́ли, genitive plural бу́лей)

  1. (obsolete) An encrusted table.
    • 1869, Ivan Goncharov, The Precipice:
      Подле тяжёлого буля стояла откидная кушетка от Гамбса, []
      Podle tjažólovo bulja stojala otkidnaja kušetka ot Gambsa, []
      Near the heavy table, there was Gambs' chaise longue []
Declension
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