ᬯᬸᬓᬸ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese wuku (“a period of seven days”, literally “section (of bamboo, etc) between the joints; grain, seed”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Doublet of ᬩᬸᬓᬸ (buku). Cognate to Indonesian buku, Javanese ꦮꦸꦏꦸ (wuku).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋuku/
• Hyphenation: wu‧ku
• Homophones: ᬳᬸᬓᬸ, ᬯᬸᬓᬸ

Noun

ᬯᬸᬓᬸ (wuku)

1. A subdivision of the month into longer periods of days in Balinese calendar.

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wuku

Further reading

• “wuku” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].