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Lingala
Etymology
From English book.
Noun
búku class 9 (plural búku class 10, colloquial plural babúku class 2)
- book
- Synonym: monkandá
Phalura
Etymology
Probably inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*bukka, “defective”). Cognate with Torwali (būk, “blunt”), Dameli (bōka, “blunt”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
búku (feminine búki, Perso-Arabic spelling بُکوۡ)
- dull
- Synonym: (Biori) móḍu
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bukka⁴”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press