buguzunzum

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Partial reduplication from the same source as bùgùzunzùmī (“big, fat, untidy”), with a low tone pattern applied.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bù.ɡù.zùn.zùm/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bʊ̀.ɡʷʊ̀.zɪ̀n.zɪ̀m]

Ideophone

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bùgùzùnzùm

  1. big, fat, untidy, hairy (ha, mainly of women and animals)
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