бульба

Borrowing from either Polish bulwa or Czech bulva. Ultimately from Latin bulbus, or from German Bolle.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbulʲba]

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бу́льба • (búlʹba) f inan (genitive бу́льбы, uncountable, relational adjective бульбяны́, diminutive бу́льбачка)

1. potato

   мяшо́к на бу́льбу ― mjašók na búlʹbu ― sack for potatoes

   падко́пваць бу́льбу ― padkópvacʹ búlʹbu ― to dig up potatoes

   нос як бу́льба ― nos jak búlʹba ― bulbous nose

2. (dance) bulba

• “бульба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́льба (búlʹba) and Belarusian бу́льба (búlʹba).

• IPA^(key): [ˈbulʲbə]

бу́льба • (búlʹba) f inan (genitive бу́льбы, nominative plural бу́льбы, genitive plural бульб)

1. (botany) tuber
2. (usually in reference to Belarus) potato

   Synonym: карто́фель (kartófelʹ)

Borrowing from Polish bulwa. Ultimately from Latin bulbus, or from German Bolle.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbulʲbɐ]

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бу́льба • (búlʹba) f inan (genitive бу́льби, nominative plural бу́льби, genitive plural бульб)

1. (botany) tuber
2. bubble

   мильна бульба — soap bubble

3. (colloquial, dialectal) potato

   Synonym: карто́пля (kartóplja)

4. (dance) bulba

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бульба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka