ꦧꦸꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buh/
  • Rhymes: -buh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese *buh, *bĕh, *böh, probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀəq (“abscess, boil, swelling on the body”).

Noun

ꦧꦸꦃ (buh)

  1. feeble

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ꦧꦸꦃ (buh)

  1. bow
  2. curve, arc

Further reading

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