bouw
English edit
Noun edit
bouw (plural bouws)
- (historical) A unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectares.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch bouw. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
bouw m (uncountable)
- construction of buildings
- De bouw duurde vijf jaar.
- The construction (of a building) lasted five years.
- Zij werkt in de bouw.
- She works in construction.
- construction of contraptions, such as machines
- built, structural design
- (archaic, dialectal) cultivation and extraction (still in many compounds), tillage
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Petjo: bouw
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu).
Noun edit
bouw f (plural bouws)
- (historical) A unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size.
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
bouw
- inflection of bouwen: