buku
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Noun ===
buku (plural not attested)
Alternative spelling of beaucoup (lots, a large amount)
=== Adverb ===
buku (comparative more buku, superlative most buku)
Alternative spelling of beaucoup (lots of)
=== Determiner ===
buku
Alternative spelling of beaucoup (many many many)
== Balinese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /bu.ku/
Rhymes: -uku
Hyphenation: bu‧ku
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Doublet of wuku.
==== Noun ====
buku (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬓᬸ)
joint (of fingers or similar structures)
articulation: a small block or segment of something (of bamboos or similar structures)
taboo for cutting down segmented plants
Hypernym: ᬳᬶᬗ᭄ᬓᭂᬮ᭄ (ingkel)
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Indonesian buku, from Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
==== Noun ====
buku (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬓᬸ)
book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
=== Further reading ===
“buku”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
== Blagar ==
=== Noun ===
buku
mountain
=== References ===
Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2017), p. 131
== Brunei Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognate with Malay buku.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /buku/
Hyphenation: bu‧ku
=== Noun ===
buku
book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
== Chichewa ==
=== Alternative forms ===
bukhu
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English book.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɓú.ku/
=== Noun ===
búku class 5 (plural mabúku class 6)
book
==== Derived terms ====
== Esperanto ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbuku/
Rhymes: -uku
Syllabification: bu‧ku
=== Verb ===
buku
imperative of buki
== Indonesian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbuku/ [ˈbu.ku]
Rhymes: -uku
Syllabification: bu‧ku
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buoc, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. The addition of the last syllable might be due to the similar existing word, see Etymology 2 below.
==== Noun ====
buku (plural buku-buku)
book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
Synonyms: kitab, pustaka
ellipsis of buku besar (“ledger”)
===== Usage notes =====
Although buku, kitab, and pustaka all translate as book, the latter two have more specialized usages. The word kitab is used commonly for books relating to religion and law. The word pustaka is used commonly in literature.
===== Alternative forms =====
boek (1901–1947)
boekoe (1901–1947)
===== Derived terms =====
===== Descendants =====
→ Balinese: buku
→ Sundanese: buku
==== See also ====
perpustakaan
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Malay buku, from Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Semantic loan from Bilba [Term?]. Doublet of wuku.
==== Noun ====
buku (plural buku-buku)
a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)
a small block or segment of something (of bamboos or similar structures)
(botany) articulation: a joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem
Synonyms: artikulasi, nodus, ruas
node:
Synonyms: nodus, ruas
knot, knob, protuberance or swelling
(anatomy) a small mass of tissue that can be a knot, knob, or swelling
(anatomy) ellipsis of buku tangan (“knuckle”)
Synonym: ruas sendi
(Rote Bilba dialect) bone protrusion, bone spur
===== Alternative forms =====
boekoe (1901–1947)
===== Derived terms =====
=== Further reading ===
“buku”, 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 ===
buku
Rōmaji transcription of ぶく
== Javanese ==
=== Romanization ===
buku
romanization of ꦧꦸꦏꦸ
== Lingala ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English book.
=== Noun ===
buku
book
== Lower Sorbian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈbuku]
=== Noun ===
buku
locative singular of buk
== Ma'di ==
=== Alternative forms ===
búgũ
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English book.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [bʊ́kʊ̀]
Hyphenation: bu‧ku
=== Noun ===
búkũ
book
=== References ===
Mairi Blackings; Nigel Fabb (2003), A Grammar of Ma'di, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 513
== Makasar ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-South Sulawesi *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku (“joint”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbuku/, [ˈɓu.kʰu]
Hyphenation: bu‧ku
=== Noun ===
buku (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨀᨘ)
(anatomy) bone
Buku na rokoʼ kuliʼ ― Bones wrapped in skin (idiomatic: skin and bones).
fish bone; fishbone
Synonym: buku jukuʼ
pit; stone (of a fruit, specifically a mango)
knot in wood; gnarl
Synonym: buku kayu
(figurative) labor power; physical strength; a worker
Keremi taua bukunna? ― Where is his labor power? (idiomatic: why are you not paying him his wages?)
Annganre buku ― To eat someone's bones (idiomatic: to exploit someone's labor without paying them).
Ia angkanrei assinna, inakke angkanrei bukunna ― He eats the meat, I eat the bones (idiomatic: he takes the profit of the work, while I get nothing).
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
== Malay ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbuku/ [ˈbu.ku]
Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u
Hyphenation: bu‧ku
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh.
==== Noun ====
buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, plural buku-buku or buku2)
a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)
Synonyms: ruas, sendi
nodes of bamboo segments between culms
knot of wood
a small block, lump or cake of something
Synonyms: ketul, butir
Buku tanah ― Mud block
gist of a remark.
===== Derived terms =====
==== Classifier ====
buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, singular sebuku)
classifier for blocky, lumpy things or things akin to blocks
Sebuku roti ― A loaf of bread
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Dutch boek (with later influence of English book) or directly from English book, from Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks; may be influenced by Etymology 1 above.
==== Noun ====
buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, plural buku-buku or buku2)
book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
Synonyms: kitab, pustaka
For quotations using this term, see Citations:buku.
===== Descendants =====
> Indonesian: buku (inherited)
=== References ===
Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “بوکو boekoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 65
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “بوکو buku”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 131
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “buku”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 161
“buku”, in Kamus Etimologi Bahasa Melayu Dewan [The Institute Etymological Dictionary of the Malay Language] (in Malay), 1st edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2024, →ISBN, page 143
=== Further reading ===
"buku" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Nalca ==
=== Etymology ===
From Indonesian buku, from Malay buku, from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buok, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
=== Noun ===
buku
book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)
== Oroqen ==
=== Adjective ===
buku
strong
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbu.ku/
Rhymes: -uku
Syllabification: bu‧ku
=== Noun ===
buku
genitive/locative/vocative singular of buk
== Rawa ==
=== Noun ===
buku
book
=== References ===
Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Noun ===
buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)
dative/locative singular of buk
=== Noun ===
buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)
accusative singular of buka
== Slovak ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /buku/, [ˈbuku]
Rhymes: -uku
Hyphenation: bu‧ku
=== Noun ===
buku
dative/locative singular of buk
== Sranan Tongo ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From English book or Dutch boek.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈbuku/
==== Noun ====
buku
book
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Possibly from Kongo buuku (“mushroom”)
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /buˈku/
==== Noun ====
buku
fungus, mould
=== References ===
== Swahili ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈɓu.ku/
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from English book.
==== Noun ====
buku class V (plural mabuku class VI)
book
Synonym: kitabu
=== Etymology 2 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Noun ====
buku class V (plural mabuku class VI)
rat (big)
=== Etymology 3 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Noun ====
buku class ? (plural [please provide])
(Tanzania, slang) one thousand shilling
== Ternate ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbu.ku/
=== Noun ===
buku
a hill
=== References ===
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
== Volapük ==
=== Noun ===
buku
predicative singular of buk
== Wolio ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku (“joint”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɓuku/
=== Noun ===
buku
bone
=== References ===
Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987), Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris