buuk

See also: Buuk

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːk/ [ˈbuːʰk]
• Hyphenation: buuk

Noun

búuk m (plural buukitté f or buukwá f or abwáak m)

1. book

Declension

Declension of búuk
absolutive	búuk
predicative	búuku
subjective	búuk
genitive	búuk
Postpositioned forms l-case búukul k-case búukuk t-case búukut h-case búukuh

Synonyms

• kitáb

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “buuk”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Aguaruna

Noun

buuk

1. head

Balinese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk.

Adjective

buuk (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬯᬸᬓ᭄)

1. worn out, drab, bald, in bad condition or tumbledown state but which can still be used

Derived terms

Affixations

• buukan
• buukang
• buukanga
• kabuukang
• muukang

References

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

Central Dusun

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Noun

buuk

1. book

References

• “buuk”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Cognate to Sundanese buuk

Noun

buúk

1. (anatomy) hair (of one's head)

Related terms

• dutdut

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes	rambut
lemes ka sorangan	{{{les}}}
lemes ka batur	{{{leb}}}
loma	buuk
cohag	{{{co}}}

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, metathesis from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS. Cognate with Tagalog buhok, Cebuano buhok, Ilocano buuk, Limos Kalinga buúk, Tausug buhuk, Makasar u', and Acehnese ôk.

Noun

buuk (Sundanese script ᮘᮥᮅᮊ᮪)

1. hair

   Synonym: rambut

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

Noun

buuk m (plural buukn, diminutive buuksje)

1. belly

Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

Noun

buuk m (plural [please provide])

1. belly