bukit

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Indonesian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Malay bukit, from Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bukij, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Noun [edit]

bukit (plural bukit-bukit)

  1. hill (elevated location)

Malay [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bukij, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij (compare Hiligaynon bukid, Waray-Waray bukid, Fijian buke, Maori puke), from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

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Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

bukit (Jawi spelling بوکيت, plural bukit-bukit)

  1. hill (elevated location)