bukan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: bu‧kan
=== Noun ===
bukan
the Indian threadfish (Alectis indica)
== Indonesian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
kan, 'kan (clipping)
boekan (1901–1947)
=== Etymology ===
From Malay bukan, from Classical Malay bukan.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbukan/ [ˈbu.kan]
Rhymes: -ukan
Syllabification: bu‧kan
=== Adverb ===
bukan
not
==== Usage notes ====
Bukan is used to negate nouns and adverbs. To negate verbs or adjectives, use tidak.
=== Further reading ===
“bukan”, 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 ===
bukan
Rōmaji transcription of ぶかん
== Malay ==
=== Alternative forms ===
bkn (Internet, text messaging)
bu'kan (dated)
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
(Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈbukan/ [ˈbu.kan]
Rhymes: -ukan
Hyphenation: bu‧kan
=== Adverb ===
bukan (Jawi spelling بوکن)
not (used with nouns and prepositions)
isn't it?
==== Usage notes ====
Bukan is used to negate nouns and prepositions. To negate verbs or adjectives, use tidak.
==== Derived terms ====
kan
==== Descendants ====
Indonesian: bukan
North Moluccan Malay: bukang
=== Further reading ===
"bukan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017