бу

See also: б/у, б.у., and Appendix:Variations of "bu"

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bū (“this”).

Determiner

бу • (bu)

1. this

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *büe, compare Manchu ᠪᡝ (be), Nanai буэ (bue).

Pronoun

бу (ʙu)

1. we

Evenki

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *büe.

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. we

Kalmyk

Noun

бу • (bu)

1. rifle, gun

References

• Bormanshinov, Arash and George Zagadinow. 1963. Kalmyk-English Dictionary. Cleveland: Bell & Howell Co.

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bū (“this”).

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

See also

• мында

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	بۋ
Cyrillic	бу
Latin	bu

Noun

бу • (bu)

1. steam, vapour

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *bu (“he, she”, third person singular personal pronoun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buˑ˧]

Pronoun

бу (bū)

1. he, she, they (third person singular personal pronoun)

Usage notes

• Gender-independent when used on its own, бу is assigned a gender based on the verb.

Further reading

• Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 146
• Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 130

Kumyk

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bū.

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bu]

Interjection

бу • (bu)

1. boo

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bū.

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “бу”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bū (“this”). Cognate with Turkish bu (“this”).

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bū (“this”). Cognate with Turkish bu (“this”).

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

Udihe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu/

Pronoun

бу (bu)

1. first-person plural exclusive, nominative case: we

Ulch

Pronoun

бу (bu)

1. we (first-person plural)

References

• Natasha Stoynova, “The Grammaticalization of 'Finish' in Ulch: Beyond the Limits of Phasal Semantics”.

Uzbek

Pronoun

бу (bu)

1. Cyrillic spelling of bu

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bū, compare Turkish bu.

Determiner

бу • (bu)

1. this

Derived terms

• быйыл (bïyïl, “this year”)

Particle

бу • (bu)

Intensifies the following word.

1. (with an adjective) how ...!
2. (with a noun) what (a/an) ...!

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

Derived terms

• бу аата (bu aata, “this means”) (idiom)
• бу гынан (bu gïnan, “but, however”)