"bufniță"

Translation: owl

[SyntaXis1]

Duo este bufniță!

[Lol723451]

Da!

[PhilipNikolayev]

Does the "f" in "bufniță" become phonetically assimilated to the following "n," and thus become a "v" in pronunciation? I clearly hear "buVniță" in the audio, not "buFniță." Thanks in advance!

[lucytheroo]

Does "bufnita" literally mean little owl? If so, what does "bufa" or "bufna" mean? Thanks!

[crbratu]

No, it is not a diminutive. An older word that can also be used is "buhă"

[lucytheroo]

Ok.. Interesting. Mulțumesc!