buebue

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu.

Noun

buebue

1. hair (on skin)
2. feather

Ternate

Etymology

Reduplication of bue (“to swing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌbu.e.ˈbu.e]

Noun

buebue

1. a swing

Alternative forms

• buibui

References

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