بوبو

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

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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

 

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)
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