ubu

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

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975), page 602

Tausug

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ubu (Sulat Sūg spelling اُبُ)

1. cough

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.bu/

Noun

ubu

1. grandchild

References

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

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognates with Yoruba ibú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.bú/

Noun

ubú

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

Derived terms

• ajẹ̀bú (“rovers of deep waters”)
• Ìjẹ̀bú (“Ijebu”)

 

Etymology 2

Cognates with Yoruba ìbú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ù.bú/

Noun

ùbú

1. (Ijebu) extent, range, breadth