bujuk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbud͡ʒuʔ/ [ˈbu.d͡ʒʊʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ud͡ʒuʔ
  • Syllabification: bu‧juk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bujuk

  1. persuasion (an argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs)
    Synonym: bujukan
  2. persuasion (one's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings)

Verb

bujuk (active membujuk, passive dibujuk)

  1. (transitive) to persuade
Conjugation
Conjugation of bujuk (meng-, transitive)
root bujuk
active passive basic
imperative
emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative membujuk terbujuk dibujuk bujuk bujuklah
accusative / dative / locative membujuki terbujuki dibujuki bujuki bujukilah
perfective causative / applicative2 membujukkan terbujukkan dibujukkan bujukkan bujukkanlah
causative
nominative memperbujuk teperbujuk diperbujuk perbujuk perbujuklah
accusative / dative / locative memperbujuki teperbujuki diperbujuki perbujuki perbujukilah
perfective causative / applicative2 memperbujukkan teperbujukkan diperbujukkan perbujukkan perbujukkanlah

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms
Compound terms
  • bujuk rayu

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bujuk

  1. (uncommon) forest snakehead (a species of snakehead)
    Coordinate term: gabus
Derived terms
Proverbs with the word bujuk
  • seperti bujuk lepas dari bubu

Further reading