buluh

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq (compare Malagasy volo), from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

buluh

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

---

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay buluh, from Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq (compare Malagasy volo), from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

buluh (plural, first-person possessive buluhku, second-person possessive buluhmu, third-person possessive buluhnya)

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

Synonyms

• aur
• bambu

---

Malay

Alternative forms

• buloh
• بولوه‎

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, CE 684. From Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq (compare Malagasy volo), from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /buloh/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bulʊh/
• Rhymes: -uloh, -loh, -oh

Noun

buluh (Jawi spelling بولوه)

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

Synonyms

• aur / اءور‎
• bambu / بمبو‎