Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay bubuk, from Classical Malay بوبوق (bubuk), from Proto-Malayic *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.buk/, [ˈbu.bʊk̚]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧buk

Noun

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bubuk (first-person possessive bubukku, second-person possessive bubukmu, third-person possessive bubuknya)

  1. weevil
  2. powder; powdered substance
    Synonym: serbuk

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Javanese

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦧꦸꦧꦸꦏ꧀
Pegon
Roman bubuk

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect).

Noun

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bubuk

  1. powder
    Synonym: abuk
  2. weevil; termite-like insect

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “bubuk”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect).

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Noun

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bubuk (Jawi spelling بوبوق, plural bubuk-bubuk, informal 1st possessive bubukku, 2nd possessive bubukmu, 3rd possessive bubuknya)

  1. weevil
  2. woodworm

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: bubuk

Further reading

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect).

Noun

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bubuk

  1. weevil

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • "bubuk" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.