buku

See also: buků and bükü

English

Noun

buku (plural not attested)

1. Alternative spelling of beaucoup (lots, a large amount)

Adverb

buku (comparative more buku, superlative most buku)

1. Alternative spelling of beaucoup (lots of)

Determiner

buku

1. Alternative spelling of beaucoup (many many many)

Balinese

Romanization

buku

1. Romanization of ᬩᬸᬓᬸ

Blagar

Noun

buku

1. 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

1. 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)

1. book

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.

Noun

buku (plural buku-buku, first-person possessive bukuku, second-person possessive bukumu, third-person possessive bukunya)

1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)

   Synonyms: kitab, pustaka

2. 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 (pre-1947)

Derived terms

• berbuku-buku
• dibukukan
• membukukan
• pembukuan
• perbukuan

 

• buku acara
• buku acuan
• buku bacaan
• buku besar
• buku biru
• buku eksposisi
• buku gambar
• buku gereja
• buku harian
• buku hitam
• buku ilmiah
• buku ilmiah populer
• buku induk
• buku inventaris
• buku kanak-kanak
• buku kas
• buku kir
• buku komik
• buku kosong
• buku kuning
• buku laris
• buku muatan
• buku nilai
• buku paket
• buku panduan wisata
• buku pedoman
• buku pedoman kearsipan
• buku pegangan
• buku petunjuk
• buku picisan
• buku pintar
• buku putih
• buku rapor
• buku referensi
• buku resepsi
• buku rujukan
• buku saku
• buku sebaran
• buku seri
• buku silsilah
• buku simpanan
• buku tabungan
• buku tahunan
• buku tamu
• buku telepon
• buku tempahan
• buku tulis

 

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬩᬸᬓᬸ (buku)
• → Petjo: boekoe
• → Sundanese: ᮘᮥᮊᮥ (buku)

See also

• perpustakaan

Etymology 2

From Malay buku, from Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Doublet of wuku.

Noun

buku (plural buku-buku, first-person possessive bukuku, second-person possessive bukumu, third-person possessive bukunya)

1. a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)
2. a small block or segment of something (of bamboos or similar structures)
3. (botany) articulation

   Synonym: artikulasi

Derived terms

• berbuku
• membuku
• perbukuan
• terbuku

 

• buku batang
• buku benang
• buku dalam hati
• buku jari
• buku kaki
• buku lali

 

Further reading

• “buku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

buku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶく

Javanese

Romanization

buku

1. Romanization of ꦧꦸꦏꦸ

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku

1. locative singular of buk

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-South Sulawesi *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku (“joint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨀᨘ)

1. (anatomy) bone

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buku/
• Rhymes: -uku, -ku, -u

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch boek, from Middle Dutch boec, from Old Dutch buoc, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Noun

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, plural buku-buku, informal 1st possessive bukuku, 2nd possessive bukumu, 3rd possessive bukunya)

1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)

   Synonyms: kitab, pustaka

   Buku siapakah ini?

   Whose book is this?

Descendants

• Indonesian: buku

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayic *buku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh.

Noun

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, plural buku-buku, informal 1st possessive bukuku, 2nd possessive bukumu, 3rd possessive bukunya)

1. a lumpy joint (of fingers or similar structures)

   Synonyms: ruas, sendi

2. nodes of bamboo segments between culms
3. knot of wood
4. a small block, lump or cake of something

   Synonyms: ketul, butir

   Buku tanah ― Mud block

5. gist of a remark.

Derived terms

• berbuku
• buku benang
• buku jari
• buku kaki
• buku lali
• buku lima
• terbuku

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: buku

Classifier

buku (Jawi spelling بوکو, singular sebuku)

1. classifier for blocky, lumpy things or things akin to blocks

   Sebuku roti ― A loaf of bread

Descendants

• Indonesian: buku

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” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, 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

1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material)

Oroqen

Adjective

buku

1. strong

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification: bu‧ku

Noun

buku

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of buk

Rawa

Noun

buku

1. book

References

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)

1. dative/locative singular of buk

Noun

buku (Cyrillic spelling буку)

1. accusative singular of buka

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuku]

Noun

buku

1. dative/locative singular of buk

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/

Etymology 1

From English book or Dutch boek.

Noun

buku

1. book

Etymology 2

Possibly from Kongo buuku (“mushroom”)

Noun

buku

1. fungus, mould

Swahili

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English book.

Noun

buku (ma class, plural mabuku)

1. book

   Synonym: kitabu

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

buku (ma class, plural mabuku)

1. rat (big)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

buku (needs class)

1. (Tanzania, slang) one thousand shilling

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/

Noun

buku

1. 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

1. predicative singular of buk

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buku (“joint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓuku/

Noun

buku

1. bone

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris