ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bulus (“a large freshwater tortoise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.lʊs/
• Rhymes: -lʊs
• Hyphenation: bu‧lus

Noun

ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦱ꧀ (bulus)

1. (zoology) Asiatic softshell turtle, black-rayed softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea).

   Synonym: ꦭꦧꦶꦭꦧꦶ (labi-labi)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bulus”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN