ᬯᬸᬓᬸ
Balinese
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
edit- IPA(key): /ʋuku/
- Hyphenation: wu‧ku
- Homophones: ᬳᬸᬓᬸ, ᬯᬸᬓᬸ
Noun
editᬯᬸᬓᬸ (wuku)
- A subdivision of the month into longer periods of days in Balinese calendar.
Descendants
edit- → Indonesian: wuku
Further reading
edit- “wuku” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].