ubu

See also: Ubu, ubu-, úbu, .ubu, .ubu., and ubu.

Anguthimri

Noun

ubu

(Mpakwithi) red gum tree

References

Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 189

Baruga

Noun

ubu

Alternative form of uwu

Further reading

J. Smallhorn, The Binanderean languages of Papua New Guinea: reconstruction and subgrouping (2011, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics)

Sumau

Noun

ubu

arm

Further reading

Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975), page 602

Tausug

Noun

ubu

cough

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.bu/

Noun

ubu

grandchild

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognates with Yoruba ibú

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ū.bú/

Noun

ubú

(Ijebu, Ekiti) the deep, deep waters

Derived terms

ajẹ̀bú (“rovers of deep waters”)
Ìjẹ̀bú (“Ijebu”)

Etymology 2

Cognates with Yoruba ìbú

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ù.bú/

Noun

ùbú

(Ijebu) extent, range, breadth

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