bumulusok
bumulúsok with stress marks
to plunge; to drop/dive
From root: bulusok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
bumulusok
bu-mu-LU-sok
plunged
Present (Incomplete)
bumubulusok
bu-mu-bu-LU-sok
is plunging
Future (Contemplated)
bubulusok
bu-bu-LU-sok
will plunge
Usage Note
Bumulusok is the actor-focus infinitive of bulusok, describing a swift, steep descent — a hawk diving, a stone dropping, or prices crashing. The word is especially frequent in financial and economic news to describe a sharp drop in currency value or market indices, giving it a formal and journalistic register alongside its physical sense.
Examples
" Bumulusok ang eroplano. "
Natural Translation
The airplane plunged.
Literal Translation
Plunged the airplane.
" Nakita ko ang ibon na bumulusok pababa. "
Natural Translation
I saw the bird plunge downward.
Literal Translation
Saw I the bird that plunge downward.
" Bumulusok ang halaga ng piso nang ibalita na lumiit ang kita ng bansa nitong nakaraang buwan. "
Natural Translation
The value of the peso plunged when it was reported that the country's earnings shrank this past month.
Literal Translation
Plunged the value of-the peso when was-reported that shrank the earnings of-the country this past month.
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