bawu

English

Noun

bawu (plural bawus)

1. A kind of free reed wind instrument from China that is shaped like a flute.

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓaʋu/

Noun

bawu

1. pig

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. 1987. Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia). Dordrecht: Foris.

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔu̯˧/

Verb

bawu

1. (intransitive) to swell

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41