See also: busuR

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbusʊr]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧sur

Etymology 1

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From Malay busur, from Proto-Malayic *busur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *busuʀ.

Noun

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busur (first-person possessive busurku, second-person possessive busurmu, third-person possessive busurnya)

  1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
  2. arc, arch
    1. (geometry) arc: continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
      Synonym: lengkok (Standard Malay)
    2. (architecture) arch an architectural element having the shape of an arch; an arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
      Synonym: gerbang (Standard Malay)
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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busur (first-person possessive busurku, second-person possessive busurmu, third-person possessive busurnya)

  1. ownership right to coffee plantation land.
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Further reading

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Malay

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busur

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *busur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *busuʀ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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busur (Jawi spelling بوسور, plural busur-busur, informal 1st possessive busurku, 2nd possessive busurmu, 3rd possessive busurnya)

  1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: busur

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Further reading

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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busur f

  1. (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of busu