Buk

See also: buk, BUK, búk, bûk, būk, bük, and ƀŭk

English

Alternative forms

• BUK

Etymology

From Russian Бук (Buk, “codename for a missile system”), from бук (buk, “beech tree”). Doublet of beech.

Noun

Buk (plural Buks)

1. (military) A type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system from the Soviet Union.
   • 1992, “New Priorities Set for Ground Forces Air Defense”‚ in Central Eurasia Joint Publications Research Service Report (Military Affairs n 40), Foreign Broadcast Information Service, p 17:

     But systems like our S-300 V, Buk-M1, Tor, and Osa actually destroyed all the targets with a single missile.

   • 2008, Aviation News v 70, Saint Leonards-on-Sea, UK: HPC Publishing, p 5:

     A photo shows that the UAVs employed by Georgia are Hermes 450s and they have reportedly been downed by Buk SAMs.

   • 2014, “Buk missile launcher, suspected in jetliner attack, requires skill to use”,[1] CBSNews.com, July 18,

     Pentagon officials say the missile likely came from an SA-11 or SA-17 launch vehicle -- otherwise known as a "Buk." Both Russia and Ukraine have Buks, as do most other former Soviet Union states and China.

Synonyms

• SA-11, SA-11 Gadfly
• SA-17, SA-17 Grizzly

Translations

a type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system

• Russian: Бук m (Buk)
• Ukrainian: Бук m (Buk)

Anagrams

• KUB

German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buːk]

Noun

Buk n (genitive Buke, dative Buke)

1. (in some dialects) alternative spelling of Buuk : stomach
2. (in some dialects) alternative spelling of Buuk : belly, abdomen

Polish

Buk

Etymology

From buk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk/

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• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: Buk
• Homophones: bóg, Bóg, Bug, buk

Proper noun

Buk m inan (related adjective bukowski)

1. Buk (a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
2. Buk (a village in the Gmina of Gołcza, Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
3. Buk (a village in the Gmina of Cisna, Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland)
4. Buk (a village in the Gmina of Przybiernów, Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
5. Buk (a village in the Gmina of Dobra, Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Buk

	singular
nominative	Buk
genitive	Buku
dative	Bukowi
accusative	Buk
instrumental	Bukiem
locative	Buku
vocative	Buku

Proper noun

Buk m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Buk

	singular	plural
nominative	Buk	Bukowie
genitive	Buka	Buków
dative	Bukowi	Bukom
accusative	Buka	Buków
instrumental	Bukiem	Bukami
locative	Buku	Bukach
vocative	Buku	Bukowie

Proper noun

Buk f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• Buk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Buk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Buk in PWN's encyclopedia
• “Buk”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Saterland Frisian

n Buk (1) fon n Geet.

n Mon springt uur dän Buk (2).

Etymology

From Old Frisian *buk, from Proto-West Germanic *bukk. Cognates include West Frisian bok and German Bock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊk/
• Hyphenation: Buk
• Rhymes: -ʊk

Noun

Buk m (plural Bukke)

1. buck (male animal)
2. (gymnastics) buck

Usage notes

• The word Buk is used for any four-legged animal which doesn't have a native gendered word for their male animal.

For instance, the word can't refer to a ram, since the word Rom (“ram”) already exists.

However, it can refer to a male mouse (see Muzebuk (“male mouse”)).

Hyponyms

• Rom (“ram”)

Derived terms

• Muzebuk

 

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Buk”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN