bubu

See also: bubú

Albanian

Interjection

bubu

  1. alas

Asturian

Noun

bubu m (plural bubos)

  1. grain

Aukan

Etymology

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

Noun

bubu

  1. jaguar, Panthera onca

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

bubu

  1. land, dirt, place

Kavalan

Noun

bubu

  1. conical bamboo basket trap for fish

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

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buˈbu/

Noun

bubu

  1. bogeyman, bugbear, monster

Taroko

Noun

bubu

  1. mother

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Possibly from Hiri Motu tubu (“grandparent”)

Noun

bubu

  1. grandparent
  2. any elderly relative
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