ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦱ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bulus (“a large freshwater tortoise”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bu.lʊs/
  • Rhymes: -lʊs
  • Hyphenation: bu‧lus

Noun

ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦱ꧀ (bulus)

  1. (zoology) Asiatic softshell turtle, black-rayed softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea).
    Synonym: ꦭꦧꦶꦭꦧꦶ (labi-labi)

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bulus”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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