Buk

See also: buk, búk, bûk, būk, and bük

English

Alternative forms

• BUK

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian Бук (Buk, “codename for a missile system”), from бук (buk, “beech tree”).

Noun

Buk (plural Buks)

1. (military) A type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system from the Soviet Union.
   • 1992, “New Priorities Set for Ground Forces Air Defense”‚ in Central Eurasia Joint Publications Research Service Report (Military Affairs n 40), Foreign Broadcast Information Service, p 17:

     But systems like our S-300 V, Buk-M1, Tor, and Osa actually destroyed all the targets with a single missile.

   • 2008, Aviation News v 70, Saint Leonards-on-Sea, UK: HPC Publishing, p 5:

     A photo shows that the UAVs employed by Georgia are Hermes 450s and they have reportedly been downed by Buk SAMs.

   • 2014, “Buk missile launcher, suspected in jetliner attack, requires skill to use”,[1] CBSNews.com, July 18,

     Pentagon officials say the missile likely came from an SA-11 or SA-17 launch vehicle -- otherwise known as a "Buk." Both Russia and Ukraine have Buks, as do most other former Soviet Union states and China.

Synonyms

• SA-11, SA-11 Gadfly
• SA-17, SA-17 Grizzly

Translations

a type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system

• Russian: Бук m (Buk)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ukrainian: Бук m (Buk)

Anagrams

• KUB

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German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buːk]

Noun

Buk n (genitive Buke, dative Buke)

1. (in some dialects) alternative spelling of Buuk : stomach
2. (in some dialects) alternative spelling of Buuk : belly, abdomen

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Polish

Etymology

From buk (“beech”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Buk m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Buk

	singular	plural
nominative	Buk	Bukowie
genitive	Buka	Buków
dative	Bukowi	Bukom
accusative	Buka	Buków
instrumental	Bukiem	Bukami
locative	Buku	Bukach
vocative	Buku	Bukowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Frisian *buk, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *bukkaz. More at buck.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʊk/

Noun

Buk m

1. buck (male animal)

Synonyms

• Rom