"bubu" meaning in Malay

See bubu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bubu/ Forms: بوبو [Jawi], bubu-bubu [plural], bubuku [first-person, informal, possessive], bubumu [possessive, second-person], bubunya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -ubu, -bu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *bubu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubu, from Proto-Austronesian *bubu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*bubu}} Proto-Malayic *bubu, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*bubu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubu, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*bubu}} Proto-Austronesian *bubu Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=بوبو}} bubu (Jawi spelling بوبو, plural bubu-bubu, informal 1st possessive bubuku, 2nd possessive bubumu, 3rd possessive bubunya)
  1. fish trap Synonyms: lukah
    Sense id: en-bubu-ms-noun-DypsYb6h Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 7 7 6 4 5 12 7 12 5 5 12 0 0 7 0 0 1 6 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 6 4 5 12 7 12 5 5 12 0 0 7 0 0 1 6 0 2 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 7 5 5 11 7 11 6 5 11 1 1 6 1 0 2 5 1 3

Alternative forms

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