bukubuku
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Garawa[edit]
Noun[edit]
bukubuku
References[edit]
- Ilana Mushin, A Grammar of (Western) Garrwa (2012)
Ternate[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Possibly onomatopoeic; compare English boobook, said to come from its call.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bukubuku
- an owl
Etymology 2[edit]
Possibly a reduplication of buku (“hill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bukubuku
- the knee
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh