OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

bobung ayang[ˈbobuŋ aˈjaŋ]

•  n. highlands; mountainous areas; summit.tempat ketinggian; pegunungan.

Aning tme bobung ayang legtati.Some people are standing on the top of the hill., Ada seorang separuh berdiri di atas bukit.

Etymology: Austronesian, cf. PMP *bubuŋ 'ridge of the roof; ridge of a mountain, peak; deck of a boat; cover the ridgepole with thatch' (ACD). No known reflexes with approriate semantics in nearby Austronesian languages.

Etymology: bibref R003

See also: atoku bobung