bukan

• Hyphenation: bu‧kan

bukan

1. the Indian threadfish (Alectis indica)

• kan, 'kan (clipping)
• boekan (1901–1947)

From Malay bukan, from Classical Malay bukan.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbukan/ [ˈbu.kan]
• Rhymes: -ukan
• Syllabification: bu‧kan

bukan

1. not

   Dia bukan seorang dokter.

   He is not a doctor.

   Bukan itu yang kumaksud.

   That's not what I meant.

Bukan is used to negate nouns and adverbs. To negate verbs or adjectives, use tidak.

• “bukan” 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.

bukan

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶかん

• bkn (Internet, text messaging)
• bu'kan (dated)

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• (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈbukan/ [ˈbu.kan]
• Rhymes: -ukan
• Hyphenation: bu‧kan

bukan (Jawi spelling بوکن)

1. not (used with nouns)

   Ini bukan saya punya.

   This is not mine.

   Barang ini bukan untuk dijual.

   This item is not for sale.

2. isn't it?

   Cantik bukan baju ini?

   Isn't this garment beautiful?

Bukan is used to negate nouns. To negate verbs or adjectives, use tidak.

• kan

• Indonesian: bukan
• North Moluccan Malay: bukang

• “bukan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.