belaunburu

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Basque

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Etymology

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From belaun (knee) +‎ buru (head).

For some semantic parallels, compare Thai หัวเข่า (hǔua-kào), Chinese 膝頭膝头 (xītóu), Japanese 膝頭 (hizagashira), Malay lutut, Vietnamese đầu gối, Ainu kokkasapa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /belau̯mbuɾu/ [be.lãũ̯m.bu.ɾu]
  • Rhymes: -uɾu
  • Hyphenation: be‧laun‧bu‧ru

Noun

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belaunburu inan

  1. knee
  2. kneecap

Declension

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Further reading

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