buku

See also: buků

English

Noun

buku (plural not attested)

1. Alternative spelling of beaucoup (lots, a large amount)

Adverb

buku (comparative more buku, superlative most buku)

1. Alternative spelling of beaucoup (lots of)

Determiner

buku

1. Alternative spelling of beaucoup (many many many)

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Balinese

Romanization

buku

1. Romanization of ᬩᬸᬓᬸ

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Blagar

Noun

buku

1. mountain

References

• Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2017), p. 131

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognate with Malay buku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buku/
• Hyphenation: bu‧ku

Noun

buku

1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)

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Chichewa

Alternative forms

• bukhu

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓú.ku/

Noun

búku 5 (plural mabúku 6)

1. book

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]
• Hyphenation: bu‧ku
• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u

Noun

buku (plural buku-buku, first-person possessive bukuku, second-person possessive bukumu, third-person possessive bukunya)

1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)

   Buku itu milik saya. ― The book is mine.

   Saya menulis buku itu. ― I wrote that book.

   Synonyms: kitab, pustaka

Derived terms

• berbuku-buku
• membukukan
• pembukuan
• perbukuan

 

• buku acara
• buku acuan
• buku bacaan
• buku besar
• buku biru
• buku eksposisi
• buku gambar
• buku gereja
• buku harian
• buku hitam
• buku ilmiah
• buku ilmiah populer
• buku induk
• buku inventaris
• buku kanak-kanak
• buku kas
• buku kir
• buku komik
• buku kosong
• buku kuning
• buku laris
• buku muatan
• buku nilai
• buku paket
• buku panduan wisata
• buku pedoman
• buku pedoman kearsipan
• buku pegangan
• buku petunjuk
• buku picisan
• buku pintar
• buku putih
• buku rapor
• buku referensi
• buku resepsi
• buku rujukan
• buku saku
• buku sebaran
• buku seri
• buku silsilah
• buku simpanan
• buku tabungan
• buku tahunan
• buku tamu
• buku telepon
• buku tempahan
• buku tulis

 

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬩᬸᬓᬸ (buku)
• → Sundanese: ᮘᮥᮊᮥ (buku)

See also

• perpustakaan

Etymology 2

From Malay buku, from Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]
• Hyphenation: bu‧ku
• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u

Noun

buku (plural buku-buku, first-person possessive bukuku, second-person possessive bukumu, third-person possessive bukunya)

1. a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)
2. culm: a small block of something (of bamboos or similar structures)

Derived terms

• berbuku
• membuku
• perbukuan
• terbuku

 

• buku batang
• buku benang
• buku dalam hati
• buku jari
• buku kaki
• buku lali

 

Further reading

• “buku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Japanese

Romanization

buku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶく

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Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦧꦸꦏꦸ, ꦧꦸꦏ꧀
• Roman: boekoe (dated), boek (dated), buk

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch boek (“book”)

Noun

buku (krama-ngoko buku)

1. book

   Synonym: layang

References

• "buku" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku

1. locative singular of buk

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Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku (“joint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨀᨘ)

1. bone

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Malay

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buku/
• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u

• Audio (MY)

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Noun

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو‎, plural buku-buku, informal 1st possessive bukuku, impolite 2nd possessive bukumu, 3rd possessive bukunya)

1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)

Synonyms

• kitab
• pustaka

Descendants

• → Indonesian: buku
  • → Balinese: ᬩᬸᬓᬸ (buku)
  • → Sundanese: ᮘᮥᮊᮥ (buku)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buku/
• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u

Noun

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو‎, plural buku-buku, informal 1st possessive bukuku, impolite 2nd possessive bukumu, 3rd possessive bukunya)

1. a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)
2. a small block of something

Classifier

buku (singular sebuku)

1. classifier for block, lumpy or something like block.

Synonyms

• (joint): ruas, sendi

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Nalca

Etymology

From Indonesian buku, from Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Noun

buku

1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)

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Oroqen

Adjective

buku

1. strong

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/

Noun

buku

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of buk

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Rawa

Noun

buku

1. book

References

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)

1. dative/locative singular of buk

Noun

buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)

1. accusative singular of buka

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku

1. dative/locative singular of buk

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Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/

Etymology 1

From English book.

Noun

buku

1. book

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

buku

1. fungus, mould

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Volapük

Noun

buku

1. predicative singular of buk

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Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku (“joint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓuku/

Noun

buku

1. bone

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. 1987. Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia). Dordrecht: Foris.