bubon

See also: Bubon and bubón

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈbon/ [buˈbon̪]
• Hyphenation: bu‧bon

Noun

bubón (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. well (for water)

   Synonym: balon

Esperanto

Noun

bubon

1. accusative singular of bubo

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin būbō, from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by.bɔ̃/

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Noun

bubon m (plural bubons)

1. bubo

Derived terms

• bubonique

Descendants

• → Portuguese: bubão

Further reading

• “bubon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈbon/ [buˈbon]
• Hyphenation: bu‧bón

Noun

bubón

1. well (for water)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bubon, Polish bęben, Czech buben, Serbo-Croatian bȗbanj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbubɔn/

Noun

bubon m inan (diminutive bubonk)

1. (music) drum

Declension

Declension of bubon

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bubon	bubona	bubony
Genitive	bubona	bubonowu	bubonow
Dative	bubonoju	bubonoma	bubonam
Accusative	bubon	bubona	bubony
Instrumental	bubonom	bubonoma	bubonami
Locative	bubonje	bubonoma	bubonach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “bubon”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “bubon”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun.

Noun

bubon

1. well (for collecting water)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bubon. Possibly a doublet of bubă.

Noun

bubon n (plural buboane)

1. bubo

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bubon	bubonul		buboane	buboanele
genitive-dative	bubon	bubonului		buboane	buboanelor
vocative	bubonule			buboanelor

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫbьnъ. Cognate with Polish bęben, Czech buben, Serbo-Croatian bȗbanj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbubɔn]

Noun

bubon m inan (relational adjective bubnový, diminutive bubník or bubníček, augmentative bubnisko)

1. drum (musical instrument)

Declension

Declension of bubon
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	bubon	bubny
genitive	bubna	bubnov
dative	bubnu	bubnom
accusative	bubon	bubny
locative	bubne	bubnoch
instrumental	bubnom	bubnami

Further reading

• “bubon”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025