buba

See also: búba, bubă, and búbá

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin būbō (“bubo”), from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbu.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbu.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbu.ba]

Noun

buba f (plural bubes)

1. pimple
2. pox

Synonyms

• (pimple): bua

Derived terms

• bua

Related terms

• bubó

Further reading

• “buba” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Dení

Noun

buba f

1. walking palm ()
2. floor made from the wood of the walking palm
3. floor

References

• “buba” in Gordon Koop, Lois Koop, Dicionário deni-português, Associação Internacional de Lingüística - SIL Brasil, 1985.

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Gamilaraay

buba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuba/

Noun

buba

1. biceps

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bǫba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bûba/
• Hyphenation: bu‧ba

Noun

buba f (Cyrillic spelling буба)

1. bug
2. beetle

Declension

Declension of buba

	singular	plural
nominative	bȕba	bube
genitive	bube	bȗbā
dative	bubi	bubama
accusative	bubu	bube
vocative	bubo	bube
locative	bubi	bubama
instrumental	bubom	bubama

References

• “buba” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

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Noun

buba

1. skin