buko

buko

See also: bukó

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Tagalog bukobor.
English buko

    Borrowed from Tagalog buko.

    Noun

    buko (plural bukos)

    1. (Philippines) A coconut.

    Derived terms

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    Cebuano

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: bu‧ko

    Noun

    buko

    1. an inch

    Central Bikol

    Pronunciation

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

    Etymology 1

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

    Noun

    bukó (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

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

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    bukó (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

    1. frustrated
      Synonym: desganado
    2. desperate
      Synonym: desesperado
    Derived terms
    • bukohon
    • mabuko
    • magbuko
    • makabuko

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    bukó (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

    1. (Legazpi) snail
      Synonyms: atol, guling-guling

    Esperanto

    Etymology

    From English buckle.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbuko/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -uko
    • Syllabification: bu‧ko

    Noun

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

    1. buckle

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    Further reading

    Minangkabau

    Etymology

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

    Cognates

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbu.ko/

    Adjective

    buko

    1. 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)

    1. (transitive) to open
      Antonym: tutuik

    Romani

    Etymology

    Two etymologies have been proposed:

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

    Noun

    buko m

    1. liver[1][2][3]
    2. lung[2]

    Derived terms

    • kalo buko
    • parno buko
    • ratvalo buko

    References

    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
    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 [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 38a
    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 [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 95a

    Serbo-Croatian

    Noun

    buko (Cyrillic spelling буко)

    1. 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 

    1. 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)

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

    Adjective

    buko (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

    1. (Quezon) unripe (of fruits)
      Synonyms: hilaw, bubot
    Derived terms
    • bikat-buko
    • biklatang buko
    • haluang buko
    • malakanin-buko
    • malakatad-buko
    • malauhog-buko
    • mamuko
    • pagpapabuko
    • pamumuko
    • saanmang buko
    • tulog na buko
    See also

    Etymology 2

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

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    bukó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

    1. node (of bamboo, sugar cane, etc.)
    2. (anatomy) knuckle; joint (of one's finger or toe)
    3. knot (of a tree or lumber)
    4. (anatomy, colloquial) protuberance of the ankle bone
    5. finding of one's fault to disappoint another
      Synonyms: pagbigo, paghadlang, pagkontra
    Derived terms
    • buking
    • bukuhin
    • himuko
    • mabuko
    • mapagbuko
    • pagbuko
    • pambubuko
    • pambuko
    • pamumuko
    • panghimuko
    • pitumbuko

    Adjective

    bukó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

    1. disappointed; unsuccessful
      Synonyms: bigo, nabigo

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