bobou

Central Dusun

Adjective

bobou

  1. mute

North Moluccan Malay

Alternative forms

  • bou (clipping, uncommon)

Etymology

From Malay berbau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔˈbɔ.u/, /bɔˈbɔw/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧bo‧u, bo‧bou

Verb

bobóu

  1. (intransitive, copulative) to smell (to have a particular smell)
  2. (intransitive, copulative) to smell, to stink

Noun

bobóu

  1. smell
  2. smell, stink

Derived terms

  • (slang) mulbob (“bad breath; to have bad breath”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian guba.

Noun

bobou n (plural bobouă)

  1. (obsolete) wool textile

Declension

Declension of bobou
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative bobou bobouul bobouă bobouăle
genitive-dative bobou bobouului bobouă bobouălor
vocative bobouule bobouălor

References

  • bobou in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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