буу

Kazakh

Cyrillic	буу (bww)
Arabic	بۋۋ‎

Noun

буу • (bww)

1. tying up
2. suffocation
3. interception

Verb

буу • (bww)

1. to tie up
2. to suffocate
3. to intercept

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Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /pʊː/, [po̙ː]

Etymology 1

From Chinese 炮 (pào, “cannon”).

Noun

буу • (buu) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠤ (buu)); (hidden-n declension)

1. gun, rifle

   Hypernym: галт зэвсэг (galt zevseg)

Etymology 2

From Chinese 寶 (bǎo, “a kind of gambling device with direction markings on them”).

Noun

буу • (buu) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠤᠤ (buu)); (hidden-n declension)

1. a kind of dice game

   Synonym: онх (onh)

Etymology 3

Compare Manchu ᠪᠣᠣ (boo) in ᠪᠣᠣ
ᠨᡳᠮᠠᡥᠠ (boo nimaha).

Adjective

буу • (buu)

1. Only used in буу загас (buu zagas, “whale”)

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Southern Altai

Etymology1

From Proto-Turkic *būg (“steam”)

Noun

буу • (buu)

1. steam

Etymology2

From Common Kypchak *baw, from Common Turkic *bāğ "rope, binder", from Proto-Turkic *b(i)ā- (“to bind, fasten”).

Noun

буу • (buu)

1. cord