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búyyi

[ˈbujːi]

noun

LanguageAfar (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. shallow well (for getting water)
  2. shallow well
  3. A shallow pit or hole dug into the ground to collect water.
Examples

Isi búyyi mayyí le.

Their shallow well has water.

Pronunciationˈbujːi

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteSpecifically refers to a dug source for gathering water.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.