buguzunzum

Hausa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Ideophone

bùgùzùnzùm

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