buruk

Basque

Noun

buruk

  1. ergative indefinite of buru

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay buruk, from Proto-Malayic *buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (rotten; bad character).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈburuʔ/ [ˈbu.rʊʔ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uruʔ
  • Syllabification: bu‧ruk

Adjective

buruk (comparative lebih buruk, superlative paling buruk)

  1. bad
  2. evil
    Synonym: jahat
  3. (uncommon) synonym of busuk (rotten)
  4. (uncommon) synonym of jelek (ugly)

Affixations

  • buruk-burukkan (to badmouth)
  • burukkan (to make bad; to badmouth)
  • keburukan (badness)
  • memburuk (to get worse)
  • pemburukan (worsening)
  • perburuk (to worsen)
  • terburuk (worst)
dialectal
  • berburuk (to disagree, dispute; to have a bad or wrong take)
  • berburuk-buruk (to disagree, dispute (repeatedly))
  • burukan (a type of land)

Compounds

  • buruk hati (evil)
  • buruk mulut (bad-mouth)
  • buruk rupa (ugly)
  • buruk sangka (prejudice)
rare or obsolete
  • buruk ambil (to have a bad take)
  • buruk perut (greedy)
  • buruk pinta (unlucky)
  • buruk selera (greedy)
  • buruk siku (ungrateful)

Further reading

Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk.

Noun

buruk (Javanese script ꦧꦸꦫꦸꦏ꧀)

  1. a kind of chicken disease

Further reading

  • buruk” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (rotten; bad character).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /burok/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /burʊk/
  • Rhymes: -urok, -rok, -ok

Adjective

buruk (Jawi spelling بوروق)

  1. old, rotten (as in wood or metal)
  2. decayed (of fruit or food)
  3. (figurative) bad (of character)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cebuano: bulok
  • Tagalog: bulok
  • Indonesian: buruk

References

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, probably via Malay buruk.

Adjective

buruk (Sundanese script ᮘᮥᮛᮥᮊ᮪)

  1. decayed
  2. rotten

Turkish

Adjective

buruk

  1. sweet-and-sour (of fruit or food)[1]

References