ぶうぶう

Japanese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぶ​うぶう [búꜜùbùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝːbɯ̟ᵝː]

Adverb

ぶうぶう or ブーブー • (būbū) 

  1. honking
  2. grumbling; complaining

Noun

ぶうぶう or ブーブー • (būbū) 

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

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