bukaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From buka +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈka.ʔan/
  • Rhymes: -ʔan
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ka‧an

Noun

bukaan

  1. opening (a gap permitting passage through)
    bukaan tambang ― mine opening
  2. (colloquial) short for pembukaan (“cervical dilation”)
  3. (of land) planting
    bukaan baru, konversi atau bukaan ulang ― new planting, conversion or replanting
    Perlu adanya kajian mengenai kesuburan tanah pada sawah bukaan baru hasil konversi lahan desa ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (Islam) food for breaking the fast

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