English[edit]
Noun[edit]
buku (plural not attested)
- Alternative spelling of beaucoup (lots, a large amount)
Adverb[edit]
buku (comparative more buku, superlative most buku)
- Alternative spelling of beaucoup (lots of)
Determiner[edit]
buku
- Alternative spelling of beaucoup (many many many)
Balinese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
buku
- Romanization of ᬩᬸᬓᬸ
Blagar[edit]
Noun[edit]
buku
- mountain
References[edit]
- Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2017), p. 131
Brunei Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognate with Malay buku.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /buku/
- Hyphenation: bu‧ku
Noun[edit]
buku
- book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
Chichewa[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- bukhu
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English book.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɓú.ku/
Noun[edit]
búku 5 (plural mabúku 6)
- book
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbuku/
- Hyphenation: bu‧ku
- Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u
Noun[edit]
buku (plural buku-buku, first-person possessive bukuku, second-person possessive bukumu, third-person possessive bukunya)
- 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.
- berbuku-buku
- membukukan
- pembukuan
- perbukuan
- buku acara
- buku acuan
- buku bacaan
- buku besar
- buku biru
- buku eksposisi
- buku gambar
- buku gereja
- buku harian
- buku hitam
- buku ilmiah
- buku ilmiah populer
- buku induk
- buku inventaris
- buku kanak-kanak
- buku kas
- buku kir
- buku komik
- buku kosong
- buku kuning
- buku laris
- buku muatan
- buku nilai
- buku paket
- buku panduan wisata
- buku pedoman
- buku pedoman kearsipan
- buku pegangan
- buku petunjuk
- buku picisan
- buku pintar
- buku putih
- buku rapor
- buku referensi
- buku resepsi
- buku rujukan
- buku saku
- buku sebaran
- buku seri
- buku silsilah
- buku simpanan
- buku tabungan
- buku tahunan
- buku tamu
- buku telepon
- buku tempahan
- buku tulis
- → Balinese: ᬩᬸᬓᬸ (buku)
- → Petjo: boekoe
- → Sundanese: ᮘᮥᮊᮥ (buku)
See also[edit]
- perpustakaan
Etymology 2[edit]
From Malay buku, from Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈbuku]
- Hyphenation: bu‧ku
- Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u
Noun[edit]
buku (plural buku-buku, first-person possessive bukuku, second-person possessive bukumu, third-person possessive bukunya)
- a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)
- culm: a small block of something (of bamboos or similar structures)
- (botany) articulationSynonym: artikulasi
- berbuku
- membuku
- perbukuan
- terbuku
- buku batang
- buku benang
- buku dalam hati
- buku jari
- buku kaki
- buku lali
Further reading[edit]
- “buku” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
buku
- Rōmaji transcription of ぶく
Javanese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Carakan: ꦧꦸꦏꦸ, ꦧꦸꦏ꧀
- Roman: boekoe (dated), boek (dated), buk
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch boek (“book”).
Noun[edit]
buku (krama ngoko buku)
- bookSynonym: layang
References[edit]
- “[ buku]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈbuku]
Noun[edit]
buku
- locative singular of buk
Makasar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-South Sulawesi *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku (“joint”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈbuku]
Noun[edit]
buku (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨀᨘ)
- (anatomy) bone
Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /buku/
- Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
Noun[edit]
buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, plural buku-buku, informal 1st possessive bukuku, 2nd possessive bukumu, 3rd possessive bukunya)
- book (collection of
sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
Buku siapakah ini?
Whose book is this?Synonyms: kitab, pustaka
- Indonesian: buku
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh.
Noun[edit]
buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, plural buku-buku, informal 1st possessive bukuku, 2nd possessive bukumu, 3rd possessive bukunya)
- a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)Synonyms: ruas, sendi
- a small block of something
Buku tanah ― Mud block
Synonyms: ketul, butir
- berbuku
- buku benang
- buku jari
- buku kaki
- buku lali
- buku lima
- terbuku
- Indonesian: buku
Classifier[edit]
buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, singular sebuku)
- classifier for blocky,
lumpy things or things akin to blocks
Sebuku roti ― A loaf of bread
- Indonesian: buku
Further reading[edit]
- “buku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Nalca[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Indonesian buku, from Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
Noun[edit]
buku
- book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
Oroqen[edit]
Adjective[edit]
buku
- strong
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.ku/
- Rhymes: -uku
- Syllabification: bu‧ku
Noun[edit]
buku
- genitive/locative/vocative singular of buk
Rawa[edit]
Noun[edit]
buku
- book
References[edit]
- Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Noun[edit]
buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)
- dative/locative singular of buk
Noun[edit]
buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)
- accusative singular of buka
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈbuku]
Noun[edit]
buku
- dative/locative singular of buk
Sranan Tongo[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.ku/
Etymology 1[edit]
From English book.
Noun[edit]
buku
- book
Etymology 2[edit]
Possibly from Kongo buuku (“mushroom”)[1]
Noun[edit]
buku
- fungus, mould
References[edit]
- ^ G. Huttar (1985), “Sources of Ndjuka African vocabulary”, in New West Indian Guide[1], ISSN 1382-2373, page 54
Ternate[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbu.ku/
Noun[edit]
buku
- a hill
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
buku
- predicative singular of buk
Wolio[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku (“joint”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɓuku/
Noun[edit]
buku
- bone
References[edit]
- Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris