bubu

See also: bubú

Albanian

Interjection

bubu

1. alas

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Asturian

Noun

bubu m (plural bubos)

1. grain

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Aukan

Etymology

Compare Saramaccan bubú (“jaguar”) and Sranan Tongo bubu (“bogeyman”).

Noun

bubu

1. jaguar, Panthera onca

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Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

bubu

1. land, dirt, place

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Kavalan

Noun

bubu

1. conical bamboo basket trap for fish

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bubu (compare Indonesian bubu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubu, from Proto-Austronesian *bubu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bubu/
• Rhymes: -ubu, -bu, -u

Noun

bubu

1. fish trap

Synonyms

• lukah

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Compare Aukan bubu (“jaguar”) and Saramaccan bubú (“jaguar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈbu/

Noun

bubu

1. bogeyman, bugbear, monster

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Taroko

Noun

bubu

1. mother

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

Possibly from Hiri Motu tubu (“grandparent”)

Noun

bubu

1. grandparent
2. any elderly relative