bubuk

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil”).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bubok/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bubʊk/
Rhymes: -ubok, -bok, -ok

Noun

bubuk (Jawi spelling بوبوق‎, plural bubuk-bubuk, informal 1st possessive bubukku, impolite 2nd possessive bubukmu, 3rd possessive bubuknya)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

berbubuk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

bubuk beras (“rice weevil”)
bubuk kayu (“powderpost beetle”)

Descendants

Indonesian: bubuk

References

"bubuk" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
“bubuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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