buguzunzum

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Partial reduplication from the same source as bùgùzunzùmī (big, fat, untidy), with a low tone pattern applied.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bù.ɡù.zùn.zùm/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bʊ̀.ɡʷʊ̀.zɪ̀n.zɪ̀m]

Ideophone[edit]

bùgùzùnzùm

  1. big, fat, untidy, hairy (ha, mainly of women and animals)