bubon

See also: Bubon and bubón

Central Bikol

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbubon/
• Rhymes: -ubon
• Syllabification: bu‧bon

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): /bubɔn/, [ˈbubɔn]
• Rhymes: -ubɔn
• Hyphenation: bu‧bon

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, 2003–2026

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bobon — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubun (“well; cistern; spring”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈbon/ [bʊˈbon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: bu‧bon

Noun

bubón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

1. well (hole sunk into the ground); cistern; spring

   Synonym: balon

Derived terms

• bubunin
• magbubon
• pagbubunan

Further reading

• “bubon”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “bubon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por el P. Juan de Noceda y el P. Pedro de Sanlucar. Ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language, compiled by several learned and serious religious men, and coordinated by Fr. Juan de Noceda and Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar. Recently augmented and corrected by several religious of the calced Order of Augustinians.]‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language, first and second parts. In the first part, Spanish is listed first, followed by Tagalog. In the second part, the opposite is true, with simple roots and their accents.]‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva. [The new Printing Press of Sir José María Dayot, by Tomás Oliva.]
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte. [Vocabulary of the Tagalog language. Castilian Romance placed first. First, and second parts.]‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag. [The noble Villa of Pila, by Tomás Pinpin and Domingo Loag.]
  • page 358: “Hoyo) Bobon (pc) donde ſe recoje agua como para coçina o otra coſa, es vocablo de la cõtra coſta hasta Calaylayan”
  • page 487: “Poço) Bobon (pc) donde recojen agua lloue diça”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bubun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI