buku lima
التعريفات والمعاني
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of buku (“joint”) + lima (“hand”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌbuku ˈlimə/ [ˌbu.ku ˈli.mə]
Rhymes: -imə
(Baku) IPA(key): /ˌbuku ˈlima/ [ˌbu.ku ˈli.ma]
Rhymes: -ima
Hyphenation: bu‧ku li‧ma
=== Noun ===
buku lima (Jawi spelling بوکو ليم, plural buku-buku lima or buku2 lima)
fist
Synonyms: penumbuk, tinju
=== 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
=== Further reading ===
"buku lima" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017