buka

From Javanese [Term?].

buka (plural bukas)

1. (music) The short introduction to a gamelan piece, generally played by a single instrument in a free rhythm, with the kendhang coming in on the last few notes to set the tempo.

• boka

buka (plural bukas)

1. A kangaroo-skin cloak traditionally worn by the Noongar people of southwestern Australia.

• buka puasa

Borrowed from Yoruba búkà or Hausa búkkàa.

• bukka

buka (plural bukas)

1. (Nigeria) an inexpensive, quick, road-side restaurant serving Nigerian food.
   • 2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 164:

     I made a noncommittal noise and looked round the buka. It was a Saturday afternoon. The place was empty, with the bare plastic tables showing oil and grease stains.

• Baku

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka.

• IPA^(key): /buˈka/ [buˈka]
• Hyphenation: bu‧ka

buká (plural buruka, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)

1. open

   Synonyms: bukas, abri

   Antonyms: serado, pinto

2. turned on; powered up

   Antonyms: parong, palsok

buká (plural buruka, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)

1. to open

   Synonyms: bukas, abri

   Antonyms: sera, pinto

2. to turn on; to power up

   Antonyms: parong, palsok

buka

1. book

From buka (a wooden hammer).

buka

1. to beat, to strike

   Bukaði hann meg við vongknúgvum bæði til høvur og føtur

• bukari

• banka
• berja
• klappa
• knúlva
• sláa

buka

1. fire

From Proto-Malayic *buka (compare Malay buka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (compare Tagalog buka).

• IPA^(key): /buka/
• Hyphenation: bu‧ka
• Rhymes: -uka

buka

1. to open (to make something accessible)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbuka/ [ˈbu.ka]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: bu‧ka

Inherited from Malay buka, from Proto-Malayic *buka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (“to open, uncover”).

buka (comparative lebih buka, superlative paling buka)

1. open (actively conducting or prepared to conduct business)

   Besok tokonya akan buka.

   Tomorrow the shop will open.

buka (active membuka, passive dibuka)

1. to open

   Terkadang aku membuka kulkasku untuk melihat isinya.

   Sometimes I open my refrigerator to see what's inside.

See above. Semantic loan from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār, “to break”).

buka (active berbuka)

1. (intransitive, Islam) to break the fast; to have iftar

• “buka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• “membuka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• “berbuka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

buka

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶか

buka

1. to break

buka

1. to break

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuka]

buka

1. genitive singular of buk
2. nominative dual of buk
3. accusative dual of buk

buka

1. book

   Buka ye itula hahulu. ― This book is boring.

• R. M. Mukuni, Silozi-English Phrase Book (1991)

From Proto-Malayic *buka (compare Indonesian buka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (compare Tagalog buka).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bukə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /buka/
• Rhymes: -ukə, -kə, -ə

buka (used in the form membuka)

1. to open (to make something accessible)
2. to turn on; to switch on

   Tolong buka kipas dan lampu.

   Please switch on the fan and lights.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: bu‧ka

buka

1. genitive singular of buk

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buka.

• IPA^(key): /bûka/
• Hyphenation: bu‧ka

bȕka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏ка)

1. noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)

• bȕk
• bȕčan

• “buka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

buka (Cyrillic spelling бука)

1. genitive singular of buk

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuka]

buka

1. genitive singular of buk

Borrowed from English book.

buka class 9/10 (plural dibuka)

1. book

-búka

1. to look at, to watch

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka. Compare Bikol Central buka, Cebuano buka, and Malay buka.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈka/ [bʊˈxa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: bu‧ka

buká (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)

1. open; unfolded; stretched out (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)

   Synonyms: bukad, bukas, nganga, awang

buká (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)

1. condition of being unfolded (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)
2. act of unfolding (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)

• “buka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• kuba, ukab, Kuba

From Malay buka.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbu.ka]

buka

1. (intransitive) to open

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Borrowed from English book.

buka class 5 (plural mabuka class 6)

1. book

buka

1. genitive singular of buk

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

-bûka

1. (transitive) to admire

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• بُكَ

From Hausa bukkā̀ (“hut”), from Songhay language, ultimately from Mandingo bùgú.

• IPA^(key): /bú.kà/

búkà

1. A fast food restaurant or shop
2. A type of pepper stew made in búkà restaurants

   Synonym: ọbẹ̀ búkà

• oníbúkà (“owner of a fast food restaurant”)

• → English: buka
• → Nigerian Pidgin: buka

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

-bûka

1. (transitive) to look at, to watch
2. (transitive) to admire

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓuka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓuka (3.9)”