Aklanon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Noun edit

buebue

  1. hair (on skin)
  2. feather

Ternate edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of bue (to swing)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

buebue

  1. a swing

Alternative forms edit

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh