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bubu

bubu

See also: bubú

Albanian

Interjection

bubu

  1. alas

Asturian

Noun

bubu m (plural bubos)

  1. grain

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

bubu

  1. land, dirt, place

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bubu (compare Indonesian bubu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubu, from Proto-Austronesian *bubu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bubu/
  • Rhymes: -ubu, -bu, -u

Noun

bubu

  1. fish trap

Synonyms


Tok Pisin

Etymology

Possibly from Hiri Motu tubu (grandparent)

Noun

bubu

  1. grandparent
  2. any elderly relative