bu
English edit
Noun edit
bu
- Abbreviation of bushel (a unit of weight or dry measure).
- Clipping of bureau.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Anagrams edit
Acehnese edit
Noun edit
bu
Aiwoo edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Amanab edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- John R. Roberts, Namia and Amanab Grammar Essentials (1992, SIL)
Amasi edit
Noun edit
bú
- dog (canine)
References edit
- Africana Marburgensia (1973)
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bu(-n) (“this”)[1] Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (b¹u /bu/, “this”).
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
bu
- this, these
- Bu uşaqlar məktəbə gedirlər. ― These kids are going to school.
- Mən bu uşağın atası deyiləm. ― I am not the father of this child.
Usage notes edit
- When used as a determiner modifying nouns, bu is not declined for case and number, as opposed to when it is used as a pronoun (see below).
Pronoun edit
bu
- this
- Bunu bura kim gətirib? ― Who brought this here?.
- Ya bunlarla əməkdaşlıq etmək lazımdır, ya onlarla. Hamısı ilə yox.
- We should collaborate either with these or with those. Not with all.
- he, she
See also edit
- o (“that”)
References edit
- ^ . Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*bu(-n)”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
Bukawa edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- William Eckermann, A Descriptive Grammar of the Bukawa Language of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea (2007)
Crimean Tatar edit
Pronoun edit
bu
Dalmatian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin bōs, bovem.
Noun edit
bu m (plural buč)
Danish edit
Verb edit
bu
- imperative of bue
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
bu (feminine bue, masculine plural bus, feminine plural bues)
- past participle of boire
- J'ai bu deux verres de vin. - I have drunk two glasses of wine.
- As-tu bu? - Have you been drinking?
Gresi edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 111
Guinea-Bissau Creole edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese vós. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bo.
Pronoun edit
bu
- you (second person singular).
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of ibu.
Noun edit
bu (first-person possessive buku, second-person possessive bumu, third-person possessive bunya)
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bu m (invariable)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bu m (invariable)
- a tenth (decimal) (分)
Jabem edit
Noun edit
bu
Further reading edit
- Otto Dempwolff's Grammar of the Jabêm Language in New Guinea (published 2005)
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
bu
Kapauri edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 115
Kemtuik edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 111
Lower Sorbian edit
Verb edit
bu
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bu
See also edit
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic أَبُو (ʔabū), construct state of أَب (ʔab, “father”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bu m (plural abwa or but, feminine omm)
Usage notes edit
- The word had the same syntactic constraints as ħu (“brother”), which compare.
- As in Arabic, the word was often used figuratively to associate a person with some object or activity. Therefore, in the remaining compounds bu typically means “the one with...”, “the one that is...”, “the one who always...”, rather than literally “father”.
Derived terms edit
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
bu
- Nonstandard spelling of bū.
- Nonstandard spelling of bú.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of bù.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Mekwei edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 111
Mlap edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 111
Nga La edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pru(w).
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Matu (Chin) Dictionary by Ropna Saruum, Matupi 2007
Nias edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhək, from Proto-Austronesian *bukəS.
Noun edit
bu (mutated form mbu)
References edit
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 37.
Nimboran edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics), page 110
Norman edit
Verb edit
bu
- past participle of baithe
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse búa (“to prepare, finish, make preparations, equip”), from Proto-Germanic *būaną. Cognate with Old English būan, English buwa, Old Saxon būan and Old High German būan (whence German bauen).
Verb edit
bu (present tense bur, past tense budde, past participle butt/budd, passive infinitive buast, present participle buande, imperative bu)
- (intransitive) to live (have permanent residence), stay
- (intransitive) to be, to dwell, to be in
- (transitive) to prepare
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse bú n, from Proto-Germanic *būą n (“building, dwelling”).
Noun edit
bu n (definite singular buet, indefinite plural bu, definite plural bua)
- an estate, belongings
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Norse búð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō. Akin to English booth.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
bu f (definite singular bua, indefinite plural buer, definite plural buene)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Interjection edit
bu
- boo! Used to indicate derision or disapproval.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Old French edit
Noun edit
bu oblique singular, m (oblique plural bus, nominative singular bus, nominative plural bu)
References edit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (bu)
Pa edit
Noun edit
bu
- (woman's) breast
References edit
- transnewguinea.org, citing McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970), Shaw (1973) and Shaw (1986)
- Possible Cognates Between Kamula and Pa, chart 10, page 16, in Papers in New Guinea Linguistics, issues 17-20 (1990)
Pangutaran Sama edit
Noun edit
bu
Pnar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Khasian *buː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔbuuʔ; related to ymbu (“breast”). Cognate with Khmer បៅ (baw), Old Mon 'bow (whence modern Mon မဴ), Vietnamese bú.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bu
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
bu
- an onomatopoeic interjection imitating the sound of crying, usually written with two or more 'u's
Further reading edit
- bu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
bu!
- boo (loud exclamation intended to scare someone)
Romagnol edit
Verb edit
bu
- past participle of avér (“to have”)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Interjection edit
bu
Rukai edit
Noun edit
bu
- bow (weapon for shooting arrows)
Salar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bu(-n).
Noun edit
bu (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])
References edit
Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “bu”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bu
- past/conditional of is
Usage notes edit
- Before a word beginning with a vowel or fh, the form b' is used.
References edit
- Colin Mark (2003), “bu”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 96
Sentani edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- H. K. J. Cowan, Grammar of the Sentani Language (1965, ’s-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Verb edit
bu (Cyrillic spelling бу)
Spanish edit
Interjection edit
bu
- boo!
Further reading edit
- “bu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
bu
- boo; a loud exclamation intended to scare someone, usually a child.
- boo; an exclamation used to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.
Derived terms edit
Tabla edit
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Kenneth Gregerson, Margaret Hartzler, Towards a Reconstruction of Proto-Tabla-Sentani Phonology, Oceanic Linguistics, volume 26, numéro 1/2, 1987, pages 1-29, page 7
Tarao edit
Noun edit
bu
Derived terms edit
- bular (“famine”)
References edit
- Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar
Tedim Chin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pru(w).
Noun edit
bu
References edit
- Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish بو (bu, “this”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (bu, “this”), from Proto-Turkic *bu(-n) (“this”). Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (b¹u /bu/, “this”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
bu
- this
- Bu bir ev. ― This is a house.
- Bunu sevmedim. ― I did not like this.
- Bunlar benim kitaplarım. ― These are my books.
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Upper Sorbian edit
Verb edit
bu
Uzbek edit
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Cyrillic | бу (bu) |
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Pronoun edit
bu (plural bular)
- this (demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a thing in the immediate vicinity of the speaker)
- Antonym: u
Determiner edit
bu
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to assemble, to gather into one place
Derived terms edit
Wakhi edit
Etymology edit
From *dvu, related to Tajik ду (du).
Numeral edit
bu
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /biː/
Verb edit
bu
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bu | fu | mu | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Woi edit
Noun edit
bu
Zou edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bu
- (transitive) to hide
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bú
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bù
References edit
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, pages 62