bouw

English

Noun

bouw (plural bouws)

  1. (historical) A unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectares.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑu̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bouw
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bouw. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

bouw m (uncountable)

  1. construction of buildings
    De bouw duurde vijf jaar.
    The construction (of a building) lasted five years.
    Zij werkt in de bouw.
    She works in construction.
  2. construction of contraptions, such as machines
  3. built, structural design
  4. (archaic, dialectal) cultivation and extraction (still in many compounds), tillage
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Petjo: bouw

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu).

Noun

bouw f (plural bouws)

  1. (historical) a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bouw

  1. inflection of bouwen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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