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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈbon/
- Hyphenation: bu‧bon
Noun
bubón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔)
- well (for water)
Esperanto
Noun
bubon
- accusative singular of bubo
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin būbō, from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bubon m (plural bubons)
- bubo
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈbon/
- Hyphenation: bu‧bón
Noun
bubón
- well (for water)
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bubon, Polish bęben, Czech buben, Serbo-Croatian bȗbanj.
Pronunciation
Noun
bubon m inan (diminutive bubonk)
- (music) drum
Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “bubon”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “bubon”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Masbatenyo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun.
Noun
bubon
- well (for collecting water)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bubon. Possibly a doublet of bubă.
Noun
bubon n (plural buboane)
- bubo
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ. Cognate with Polish bęben, Czech buben, Serbo-Croatian bȗbanj.
Pronunciation
Noun
bubon m inan (relational adjective bubnový, diminutive bubník or bubníček, augmentative bubnisko)
- drum (musical instrument)
Declension
Further reading