🌏 Region(s): Honshu (Standard)
ぶうぶ : buubu | define meaning
buubu
Definition
Noun
- (Children's language) Hot water (especially for drinking); tea
Etymology
First translated as "hot water used for drinking" by James Curtis Hepburn in A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary (1872), page 39.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | ぶうぶ |
| Romanization | buubu |
意味：おぶう・おぶ、おゆ【お湯】
ぶうぶ
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, October 17). ぶうぶ : buubu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2677/buubu/.