buku

Balinese

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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Chichewa

Alternative forms

• bukhu

Etymology

Borrowing from English book.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓú.ku/

Noun

búku class 5 (plural mabúku class 6)

1. book

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Indonesian

Etymology

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)

   Buku itu milik saya.

   • The book is mine.

   Saya menulis buku itu.

   • I wrote that book.

Synonyms

• kitab

See also

• perpustakaan

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Japanese

Romanization

buku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶく

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku

1. locative singular of buk

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Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو‏, plural buku-buku)

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

Descendants

• Balinese: buku

• Indonesian: buku

Synonyms

• kitab
• pustaka

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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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Volapük

Noun

buku

1. predicative singular of buk