Japanese edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

ぶうぶう or ブーブー (būbū

  1. honking
  2. grumbling; complaining

Related terms edit

Noun edit

ぶうぶう or ブーブー (būbū

  1. (childish) car; vroom-vroom
  2. (childish) pig; piggy; oinky

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN