buku

See also: buků, bükü, and Buku

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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)

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ku/
• Rhymes: -uku
• Hyphenation: bu‧ku

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Doublet of wuku.

Noun

buku (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬓᬸ)

1. joint (of fingers or similar structures)
2. articulation: a small block or segment of something (of bamboos or similar structures)
3. taboo for cutting down segmented plants

   Hypernym: ᬳᬶᬗ᭄ᬓᭂᬮ᭄ (ingkel)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

buku (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬓᬸ)

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

Further reading

• “buku”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Blagar

Noun

buku

1. mountain

References

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

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)

Chichewa

Alternative forms

• bukhu

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓú.ku/

Noun

búku class 5 (plural mabúku class 6)

1. book

Derived terms

• chibuku
• kabuku

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbuku/ [ˈbu.ku]
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification: bu‧ku

Etymology 1

From Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buoc, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. The addition of the last syllable might be due to the similar existing word, see Etymology 2 below.

Noun

buku (plural buku-buku)

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

   Synonyms: kitab, pustaka

2. ellipsis of buku besar (“ledger”)

Usage notes

Although buku, kitab, and pustaka all translate as book, the latter two have more specialized usages. The word kitab is used commonly for books relating to religion and law. The word pustaka is used commonly in literature.

Alternative forms

• boek (1901–1947)
• boekoe (1901–1947)

Derived terms

• berbuku-buku
• dibukukan
• membukukan
• pembukuan
• perbukuan

• buku acara
• buku acuan
• buku agenda
• buku agenda perjanjian internasional
• buku ajar
• buku akseptasi
• buku alamat
• buku audio
• buku babon
• buku bacaan
• buku balok
• buku bantal
• buku barang
• buku barang hilang
• buku berjendela
• buku berjenjang
• buku berjilid
• buku berpetak
• buku bersuara
• buku besar
• buku biru
• buku catatan
• buku cek
• buku cerita
• buku cetak
• buku dagang
• buku data hijau
• buku diragukan
• buku ekspedisi
• buku eksposisi
• buku elektronik
• buku gambar
• buku harian
• buku hema
• buku hibah
• buku hilang
• buku hitam
• buku ilmiah
• buku ilmiah populer
• buku induk
• buku informasi layanan
• buku inventaris
• buku Ishihara
• buku jenaka
• buku kanak-kanak
• buku kapal perikanan
• buku kas
• buku kir
• buku klapper
• buku komik
• buku komunikasi
• buku kosong
• buku kuning
• buku laris
• buku lipat
• buku log
• buku manual
• buku masak
• buku mewarnai
• buku muatan
• buku nikah
• buku nilai
• buku nomor pemegang rekening
• buku paket
• buku panduan
• buku pas
• buku pedoman
• buku pegangan
• buku pelaut
• buku pencocokan
• buku petunjuk
• buku picisan
• buku pintar
• buku prangko
• buku putih
• buku ramah cerna
• buku rapi
• buku rapor
• buku referensi
• buku rekor
• buku resep
• buku resepsi
• buku ruang penitipan
• buku rujukan
• buku saku
• buku saldo harian
• buku sandi
• buku sebaran
• buku seri
• buku servis
• buku sibuk
• buku sijil
• buku sila
• buku silsilah
• buku simpanan
• buku spesimen tanda tangan
• buku suci
• buku surat pengantar
• buku tabungan
• buku tafsir mimpi
• buku tahunan
• buku takbir mimpi
• buku tamu
• buku tanah
• buku tanah elektronik
• buku tandon
• buku teks
• buku telepon
• buku teles
• buku tempahan
• buku tiga dimensi
• buku tulis
• buku tulis halus
• buku umum

• gelang buku
• hapus buku
• kapasitor buku
• kata buku
• kertas buku
• kertas sampul buku
• markah buku
• naik nilai buku
• nilai buku
• rugi buku
• sekat buku
• toko buku
• turun nilai buku

Descendants

• → Balinese: buku
• → Sundanese: buku

See also

• perpustakaan

Etymology 2

From Malay buku, from Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Semantic loan from Bilba [Term?]. Doublet of wuku.

Noun

buku (plural buku-buku)

1. a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)
2. a small block or segment of something (of bamboos or similar structures)
3. (botany) articulation: a joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem

   Synonyms: artikulasi, nodus, ruas

4. node:

   Synonyms: nodus, ruas

   1. knot, knob, protuberance or swelling
   2. (anatomy) a small mass of tissue that can be a knot, knob, or swelling
5. (anatomy) ellipsis of buku tangan (“knuckle”)

   Synonym: ruas sendi

6. (Rote Bilba dialect) bone protrusion, bone spur

Alternative forms

• boekoe (1901–1947)

Derived terms

• berbuku
• dibuku
• membuku
• perbukuan
• terbuku

• buku apan
• buku batang
• buku benang
• buku berjendela tiga
• buku dalam hati
• buku ekajendela
• buku hema
• buku jari
• buku kaki
• buku lali
• buku limfa
• buku Ranvier
• buku tangan
• buku trioventrikular

• gelang buku
• sekat buku

Further reading

• “buku”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

buku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶく

Javanese

Romanization

buku

1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦏꦸ

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Noun

buku

1. book

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku

1. locative singular of buk

Ma'di

Alternative forms

• búgũ

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʊ́kʊ̀]
• Hyphenation: bu‧ku

Noun

búkũ

1. book

References

• Mairi Blackings; Nigel Fabb (2003), A Grammar of Ma'di, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 513

Makasar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨀᨘ)

1. (anatomy) bone

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuku/ [ˈbu.ku]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u
• Hyphenation: bu‧ku

Etymology 1

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

Noun

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, plural buku-buku or buku²)

1. a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)

   Synonyms: ruas, sendi

2. nodes of bamboo segments between culms
3. knot of wood
4. a small block, lump or cake of something

   Synonyms: ketul, butir

   Buku tanah ― Mud block

5. gist of a remark.

Derived terms

• berbuku
• buku benang
• buku jari
• buku kaki
• buku lali
• buku lima
• terbuku

Classifier

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, singular sebuku)

1. classifier for blocky, lumpy things or things akin to blocks

   Sebuku roti ― A loaf of bread

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch boek (with later influence of English book) or directly from English book, from Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks; may be influenced by Etymology 1 above.

Noun

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, plural buku-buku or buku²)

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

   Synonyms: kitab, pustaka

   Buku siapakah ini?

   Whose book is this?

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:buku.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: buku (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “بوکو boekoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 65
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “بوکو buku”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 131
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “buku”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 161
• “buku”, in Kamus Etimologi Bahasa Melayu Dewan [The Institute Etymological Dictionary of the Malay Language] (in Malay), 1st edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2024, →ISBN, page 143

Further reading

• "buku" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

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)

Oroqen

Adjective

buku

1. strong

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification: bu‧ku

Noun

buku

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of buk

Rawa

Noun

buku

1. book

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)

1. dative/locative singular of buk

Noun

buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)

1. accusative singular of buka

Slovak

Pronunciation

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

Noun

buku

1. dative/locative singular of buk

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English book or Dutch boek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuku/

Noun

buku

1. book

Derived terms

• buku-oso
• bukuwenkri

Etymology 2

Possibly from Kongo buuku (“mushroom”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈku/

Noun

buku

1. fungus, mould

Swahili

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɓu.ku/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English book.

Noun

buku class V (plural mabuku class VI)

1. book

   Synonym: kitabu

Etymology 2

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

Noun

buku class V (plural mabuku class VI)

1. rat (big)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

buku class ? (plural [please provide])

1. (Tanzania, slang) one thousand shilling

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/

Noun

buku

1. a hill

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Volapük

Noun

buku

1. predicative singular of buk

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