buik

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch buik, from Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: buik === Noun === buik (plural buike, diminutive buikie) abdomen, belly, stomach, paunch (anatomy) venter (nautical) the bilge of a ship. the thickest part of a barrel. the spherical part of a bottle. the buck of a wagon. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bœy̯k/ Hyphenation: buik Rhymes: -œy̯k === Noun === buik m (plural buiken, diminutive buikje n) belly paunch (referring euphemistically to a protrusive belly) (nautical) the lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: buik Negerhollands: buk, big, bik Skepi Creole Dutch: buk == Scots == === Alternative forms === beuk, buke, beuck === Etymology === Inherited from Northern Middle English buk, buke (southern bok, book), from Old English bōc. See book for more. === Noun === buik (plural buiks) book