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bururu

Bingham

búruru

vi. to spatter.
n. spray, sprinkle.

Sabatier

bururu

n. the smell of sour water used to wash out ibu (toddy shells), smell of washing-up water.
vc. kaburubua: to give an odour of...

bururu1

nv. splashing, bespattering, spurting out, sprinkling.
v. to spatter, to spray.
n. te bururuni bai: waste matter.
ex.
  • bururu n taetae: talk at random, about everything and nothing.
  • e bururua te aba ana taeka: he drowns everyone with his talk.
  • bururu n taetae: frequently interrupting others during conversation.
vt. bururua: to sprinkle, to fall on, to sprinkle with water, to moisten, to spray, to splutter water from mouth by way of aspersion.
n. te kabururu, kabururua: to wash one's face, morning toilet.