Japanese

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ぶうぶう or ブーブー (būbū

  1. honking
  2. grumbling; complaining
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Noun

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ぶうぶう or ブーブー (būbū

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

References

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