bonobo

See also: Bonobo

English

Etymology

From Bolobo, a village on the Congo River where Europeans first made contact with the species. Bolobo is possibly imitative of the bubbling of the rapids at that section of the Congo.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /bəˈnəʊ̯ˌbəʊ̯/
(US) IPA^(key): /bəˈnoʊ̯ˌboʊ̯/
(US, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒ.nəˌboʊ̯/

Noun

bonobo (plural bonobos)

The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.

Translations

pygmy chimpanzee

Assamese: বন’ব’ (bonöbö)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 倭黑猩猩 (wōhēixīngxīng), 倭猩猩 (wōxīngxīng)
Danish: bonobo c, dværgchimpanse c
Dutch: bonobo (nl) m
Finnish: kongonsimpanssi, bonobo (fi)
French: bonobo (fr) m
German: Bonobo (de) m, Zwergschimpanse (de) m, Bonobomännchen n, Bonobo-Männchen n, Bonoboweibchen n, Bonobo-Weibchen n
Hebrew: בונובו‎ m (bonóbo)
Hungarian: bonobó
Japanese: ボノボ (ja) (bonobo)
Korean: 보노보 (bonobo)
Portuguese: bonobo (pt) m
Romanian: bonobo, cimpanzeu pitic m
Russian: боно́бо (ru) m (bonóbo)
Spanish: bonobo (es) m
Swedish: dvärgschimpans (sv) c, bonobo (sv) c
Thai: โบโนโบ (boo-noo-boo)
Tibetan: བོ་ནོ་བོ (bo no bo)
Turkish: bonobo

Finnish

Etymology

From English bonobo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbonobo/, [ˈbo̞no̞bo̞]
Rhymes: -onobo
Syllabification^(key): bo‧no‧bo

Noun

bonobo

bonobo, Pan paniscus
Synonym: kongonsimpanssi

Declension

Inflection of bonobo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		bonobo	bonobot
genitive		bonobon	bonobojen
partitive		bonoboa	bonoboja
illative		bonoboon	bonoboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bonobo	bonobot
accusative	nom.	bonobo	bonobot
accusative	gen.	bonobon	bonobot
genitive		bonobon	bonobojen
partitive		bonoboa	bonoboja
inessive		bonobossa	bonoboissa
elative		bonobosta	bonoboista
illative		bonoboon	bonoboihin
adessive		bonobolla	bonoboilla
ablative		bonobolta	bonoboilta
allative		bonobolle	bonoboille
essive		bonobona	bonoboina
translative		bonoboksi	bonoboiksi
instructive		—	bonoboin
abessive		bonobotta	bonoboitta
comitative		—	bonoboineen

Possessive forms of bonobo (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	bonoboni	bonobomme
2nd person	bonobosi	bonobonne
3rd person	bonobonsa

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ.nɔ.bo/
Audio (file)

Noun

bonobo m (plural bonobos)

bonobo

Italian

Noun

bonobo m (invariable)

bonobo, Pan paniscus

Japanese

Romanization

bonobo

Rōmaji transcription of ボノボ

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈno.bu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈno.bo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈno.bu/ [buˈno.βu]

Noun

bonobo m (plural bonobos)

bonobo (Pan paniscus, a species of chimpanzee)

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈnobo/ [boˈno.β̞o]
Rhymes: -obo
Syllabification: bo‧no‧bo

Noun

bonobo m (plural bonobos)

bonobo

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