bubar

Darumbal

Noun

bubar

  1. father's father; paternal grandfather

References

  • Angela Terrill (2002), Dharumbal: the language of Rockhampton, Australia (Pacific Linguistics; 525)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, →ISBN, page 63.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay bubar.

Verb

bubar

  1. to disperse, to scatter
  2. to dissolve
  3. to dismiss
  4. to close (meeting)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

bubar (plural bubar-bubar)

  1. syllabic abbreviation of buka bareng
    Synonyms: bukbar, bukber

Further reading

Kokborok

Etymology

Likely cognate with Garo bibal (“flower”).

Noun

bubar

  1. blossom

References

  • Debbarma, Binoy (2001), “bubar”, in Concise Kokborok-English-Bengali Dictionary‎[2], Language Wing, Education Department, TTAADC, →ISBN, page 2

Malay

Verb

bubar (Jawi spelling بوبر)

  1. to disperse, scatter (of a crowd, etc.)
  2. to conclude, finish (of a meeting, school, etc.)
  3. to complete a term or duty, to step down or to cease operations (of a cabinet, organization, etc.)

Derived terms

Further reading