buoba

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Latgalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *baba. Doublet of baba.

Cognates include Latvian bāba and Latvian boba.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbùɔ̯ba]
  • Hyphenation: buo‧ba

Noun[edit]

buoba f (diminutive buobeņa)

  1. (colloquial) wife

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References[edit]

  • A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10