buku

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

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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Blagar

Noun

buku

1. mountain

References

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

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Chichewa

Alternative forms

• bukhu

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ku/

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, pustaka

Descendants

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

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

Borrowed 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, third person possessive bukunya)

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

Synonyms

• kitab
• pustaka

Descendants

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

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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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Rawa

Noun

buku

1. book

References

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

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Volapük

Noun

buku

1. predicative singular of buk