belaunburu

== Basque == === Etymology === From belaun (“knee”) +‎ buru (“head”). For some semantic parallels, compare Thai หัวเข่า (hǔua-kào), Chinese 膝頭 / 膝头 (xītóu), Japanese 膝頭 (hizagashira), Malay lutut, Vietnamese đầu gối, Ainu kokkasapa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /belau̯mbuɾu/ [be.lãũ̯m.bu.ɾu] Rhymes: -uɾu, -u Hyphenation: be‧laun‧bu‧ru === Noun === belaunburu inan knee kneecap ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “belaunburu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “belaunburu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005