bukubuku

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Garawa

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Noun

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bukubuku

  1. pigeon

References

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  • Ilana Mushin, A Grammar of (Western) Garrwa (2012)

Ternate

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bukubuku

Etymology 1

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Possibly onomatopoeic; compare English boobook, said to come from its call.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bukubuku

  1. an owl

Etymology 2

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Possibly a reduplication of buku (“hill”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bukubuku

  1. the knee

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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