Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbuka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uka

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъ.

Noun

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бука (bukaf (relational adjective буков, diminutive букиче)

  1. beech
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buka, *bukъ, of onomatopoetic origin.

Noun

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бука (bukaf (uncountable, relational adjective бучен)

  1. noise, racket
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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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бу́ка (búkam anim or f anim (genitive бу́ки, nominative plural бу́ки, genitive plural бук)

  1. (mythology) boogieman/bogeyman
  2. (by extension) any make-believe threat, boogieman/bogeyman
    Synonyms: баба́й (babáj), бабайка (babajka)
  3. surly person, unsociable person
    смотре́ть бу́койsmotrétʹ búkojto look surly
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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бука”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

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Noun

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бу́ка (búkam inan

  1. genitive singular of бук (buk)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bûka/
  • Hyphenation: бу‧ка

Noun

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бу̏ка f (Latin spelling bȕka)

  1. noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)

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References

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  • бука” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *buka.

Noun

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бука (buka)

  1. ox, bull

References

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Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “бука”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN

Yakut

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Adverb

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бука (buka)

  1. maybe, possibly, probably

Derived terms

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Interjection

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бука (buka)

  1. please
    бука эрэ көһүтbuka ere köhütplease wait