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буба

/[ˈbubɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    pupa
  2. 2.
    bug
  3. 3.
    silkworm (Bombyx mori)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • какави́да
Related words (6)
  • буба́рбуба́рникбуба́рство
  • буба́ч
  • буболи́на
  • буболя́к
  • буболе́чка
  • бъ́бна

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *buba, *bǫba. Akin to Albanian bubë (“silkworm pupa”), Latvian bubulis (“knot, node”).

Forms

  • бу́баcanonical • feminine
  • búbaromanization
  • бу́бенadjective • relational
  • бу́баindefinite • singular
  • бу́биindefinite • plural
  • бу́батаdefinite • singular
  • бу́битеdefinite • plural
Vocative
Singular
бу́бо
Plural
бу́би

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