bulbul
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bulbul
- /ˈbʊlbʊl/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian بلبل (bulbul) or from Arabic بُلْبُل (bulbul).
noun bulbuls
- Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.
- Any of the bulbul species of the Middle East, popular in poetry; sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’. 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.
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Talk about this word "bulbul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bulbul. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. bulbul. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bulbul "bulbul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bulbul.Cite this
@misc{bulbul_2026,
title = {bulbul},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bulbul},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
