buf

Borrowed from Late Latin būfus (“owl”), probably of onomatopoeic origin; see also Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos). Compare archaic Romanian buf, Spanish búho.

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buf m (plural bufë, definite bufi, definite plural bufët)

1. owl

• bufu

From Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Romanian buf and Megleno-Romanian buf. Less likely from Greek μπούφος (boúfos, “eagle owl”).

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buf m (plural buhi)

1. owl
2. (figurative) fool, stupid person

• Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “buf”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 213a

From Late Latin būfus. Compare to Romanian buf, Aromanian buf, Macedonian був (buv) and Bulgarian бух (buh, “eagle owl”).

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buf m (plural buf)

1. owl

• buh

Inherited from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Cognate to Aromanian buf and Megleno-Romanian buf, as well as Spanish búho. The similar terms, also in the significantly less Slavic-contact language Aromanian, speak clearly in favor of a common etymology before the dispersal of Proto-Romanian. The derivation from buh is ruled out because does not change to in variant formation with the only exception of preceding another consonant. Compare further to Macedonian був (buv) and Bulgarian бух (buh, “eagle owl”), as well as Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos).

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buf m (plural bufi)

1. (archaic) owl

• bufnă

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuf/
• Rhymes: -uf
• Syllabification: buf

¡buf!

1. expresses unpleasantness

buf m (late Iguvine) (accusative plural)

1. See 𐌁𐌖𐌚 (buf, “ox”).

buf

1. Romanization of 𐌁𐌖𐌚