buruma

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See also: burumā and burūmā

Gamilaraay

buruma
Buruma

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Pronunciation

Noun

buruma

  1. tame dog
    Nginda dhii wuuna burumagu.
    You give the meat to the dog!
    • 1856, William Ridley, “On the Kamilaroi Tribe of Australians and Their Dialect”, in Journal of the Ethnological Society of London, volume 4:
      Dog . . . bŭrrŭmă.
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    • 1856, William Ridley, gurre kamilaroi or Kamilaroi Sayings:
      baiame gīr yārāman, būrumo, bundar, mūte, dūli, dīnoun, buralga, biloela, millimumul, gulamboli, kobado, mullion, guiya, nūrai, ŋundoba, burulu, muŋin, kānuŋo di gimobi.
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    • 1903, R. H. Mathews, “Languages of the Kamilaroi and Other Aboriginal Tribes of New South Wales”, in The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 33:
      Dog .... .... buruma
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References

  • Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)

Japanese

Romanization

buruma

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ブルマ
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