Banjarese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq (compare Malagasy volo), from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

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buluh

  1. bamboo (plant)
  2. bamboo (wood)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay buluh, from Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq (compare Malagasy volo), from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.[1]

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buluh (plural buluh-buluh, first-person possessive buluhku, second-person possessive buluhmu, third-person possessive buluhnya)

  1. bamboo (plant)
  2. bamboo (wood)

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References

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  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[1]:2020

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq, from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (vuluḥ)

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buluh (Jawi spelling بولوه, plural buluh-buluh, informal 1st possessive buluhku, 2nd possessive buluhmu, 3rd possessive buluhnya)

  1. bamboo
    Synonyms: bambu, aur

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: buluh

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