بوبو

Chadian Arabic

بوبو

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buː.bu/

Noun

بوبو • (būbu) m

1. monkey

   Synonym: دلى (dalla)

References

• Heath, Judith; Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021), Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 29

Malay

Noun

بوبو (plural بوبو-بوبو or بوبو٢)

1. Jawi spelling of bubu.‎

Persian

Etymology

From baby talk.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /buː.ˈbuː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [buː.búː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [buː.búː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [buː.búː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bu.bú]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [buː.búː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bu.bú]

Readings
Classical reading?	būbū
Dari reading?	būbū
Iranian reading?	bubu
Tajik reading?	bubu

Noun

بوبو • (būbū / bubu) (plural بوبوها (būbū-hā / bubu-hâ), Tajik spelling бубу)

1. (dialectal) mother

   Synonym: مادَر (mâdar) (more formal)

2. (dialectal) grandmother

   Synonyms: مادَربُزُرگ (mâdarbozorg) (Iranian Persian), مادرکلان (mâdarkalân) (Dari)

Derived terms

• بوبو بزرگ (būbū buzurg / bubu bozorg)
• بوبو کلان (būbū kalān / bubu kalân)