ubu

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See also: Ubu, ubu-, úbu, .ubu, .ubu., and ubu.

Anguthimri

Noun

ubu

  1. (Mpakwithi) red gum tree

References

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 189

Baruga

Noun

ubu

  1. Alternative form of uwu

Further reading

  • J. Smallhorn, The Binanderean languages of Papua New Guinea: reconstruction and subgrouping (2011, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics)

Sumau

Noun

ubu

  1. arm

Further reading

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔubu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: u‧bu

Noun

ubu (Sulat Sūg spelling اُبُ)

  1. cough

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

ubu

  1. grandchild

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognates with Yoruba ibú

Pronunciation

Noun

ubú

  1. (Ijebu, Ekiti) the deep, deep waters
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognates with Yoruba ìbú

Pronunciation

Noun

ùbú

  1. (Ijebu) extent, range, breadth
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