Bulkan

volcanonoun

Alternative meanings

A mountain or opening in the Earth crust through which lava, ash, gases, smoke, and hot materials can come out during an eruption.

Pronunciation

BOOL-kahn

Root and affixes

Loan/adapted word from volcán/volcano. Related to eruption, lava, and natural phenomena.

Variants or conjugations

volcano; active volcano; dormant/inactive volcano; extinct volcano

Related words and expressions

lava; ash; smoke; eruption; earthquake; mountain; environment

Meaning and usage notes

Bulkan is used for volcano. For active volcano, say aktibong bulkan; for inactive or extinct volcano, patay nga bulkan or dili aktibo nga bulkan depending on context.