buko

See also: bukó

English

Etymology

From Tagalog buko.

Noun

buko (plural bukos)

(Philippines) A coconut.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Kubo, boku, bouk

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: bu‧ko
IPA^(key): /buˈko/ [buˈko]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Compare Cebuano buko, Malay buku and Tagalog buko.

Noun

bukó

node (of bamboo, sugar cane, etc.)
knot (of a tree or lumber)
(anatomy) knuckle
Synonym: kamaoo
(anatomy) joint (of one's finger or toe)
Synonym: buko-buko

Etymology 2

Adjective

bukó

frustrated
Synonym: desganado
desperate
Synonym: desesperado

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

bukó

(Legazpi) snail
Synonyms: atol, guling-guling

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: bu‧ko

Noun

buko

an inch

Esperanto

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Wikipedia ^eo

Etymology

From English buckle.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbuko]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -uko
Hyphenation: bu‧ko

Noun

buko (accusative singular bukon, plural bukoj, accusative plural bukojn)

buckle

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buka, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (“to open, uncover”).

Cognates

Cognate with Malay buka, Iban buka, Bikol Central buka, Tagalog buka, Cebuano buka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ko/

Adjective

buko

open (actively conducting or prepared to conduct business)
Antonym: tutuik

Bisuak tokonyo ka buko.
Tomorrow the shop will open.

Verb

buko (active mambuko, passive dibuko)

(transitive) to open
Antonym: tutuik

Romani

Etymology

Two etymologies have been proposed:

Inherited from Sanskrit बुक्क (bukka).^[1]
Inherited from Sanskrit वृक्क (vṛkka).^[2]

Noun

buko m

liver^[1]^[2]^[3]
lung^[2]

Derived terms

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vr̥kká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 698
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “bukó”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 38a
^ Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o buk/o, -es- m. -e, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 95a

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

buko (Cyrillic spelling буко)

vocative singular of buka

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *bus-. Cognates include Burji buho, Gedeo ቡኮ (buko) and Kambaata buhu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbuko/
Hyphenation: bu‧ko

Noun

buko f

dust

Declension

Declension of buko (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	buko
nominative	buko	buko
genitive	bukote^*)	buko^*)
dative	bukote	bukora
accusative	buko^*)
ablative	bukotenni	bukonni
^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 64
Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “buko”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Kapampangan buku.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuko/ [ˈbuː.xo]
Rhymes: -uko
Syllabification: bu‧ko

Noun

buko (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

young coconut fruit
Synonym: (dialectal, Marinduque, Quezon) mura
(by extension) coconut water
Synonym: tubig ng niyog
bud (of a flower)
Synonym: butong

Adjective

buko (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

(Quezon) unripe (of fruits)
Synonyms: hilaw, bubot

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Compare Bikol Central buko, Cebuano buko and Malay buku.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈko/ [bʊˈxo]
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: bu‧ko

Noun

bukó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

node (of bamboo, sugar cane, etc.)
(anatomy) knuckle; joint (of one's finger or toe)
knot (of a tree or lumber)
(anatomy, colloquial) protuberance of the ankle bone
finding of one's fault to disappoint another
Synonyms: pagbigo, paghadlang, pagkontra

Derived terms

Adjective

bukó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

disappointed; unsuccessful
Synonyms: bigo, nabigo

Anagrams

kubo

[t-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vr̥kká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 698

[bi-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “bukó”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 38a

[c-3] Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o buk/o, -es- m. -e, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 95a

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