buk

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bukъ, apparently from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech tree”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk/

Noun

buk m, inanimate

1. beech (beech tree)

Noun

buk

1. hair

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʏk

Verb

buk

1. first-person singular present indicative of bukken
2. imperative of bukken

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Verb

buk

1. First-person singular preterite of backen.
2. Third-person singular preterite of backen.

Etymology

From English book.

Noun

buk

1. book

References

• Nelleke Elisabeth Goudswaard, The Begak (Ida'an) language of Sabah (2005)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bukъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos. Cognate with Upper Sorbian buk, Polish buk, Czech buk, Russian бук (buk), and Serbo-Croatian bȕkva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk/

Noun

buk m

1. beech (tree of genus Fagus)
2. (specifically) European beech, Fagus sylvatica

Noun

buk (plural buks)

1. Alternative form of bouk

Etymology

From Old Saxon būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːk/

Noun

bûk m (genitive bukes, dative buke)

1. stomach, belly, abdomen, torso
2. carcass (a slaughtered animal)

Etymology

From Old Frisian bōk. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian bök and West Frisian boek.

Noun

buk n (plural buken)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) book

Etymology

From Old Norse búkr

Noun

buk m (definite singular buken, indefinite plural buker, definite plural bukene)

1. belly, abdomen, stomach

References

• “buk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse búkr

Noun

buk m (definite singular buken, indefinite plural bukar, definite plural bukane)

1. belly, abdomen, stomach

References

• “buk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

būk m

1. belly

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bukъ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk/

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• Homophones: bóg, Bóg, Bug

Noun

buk m inan (diminutive buczek)

1. beech (tree)
2. beechwood

Etymology

From bȕka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bûːk/

Noun

bȗk m (Cyrillic spelling бу̑к)

1. cascade, rapids, cataract
2. waterfall
3. the sound of a strong water stream

References

• “buk” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology

From Old Swedish būker, from Old Norse búkr, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːk

Noun

buk c

1. belly
2. abdomen
3. paunch

Etymology

From English book.

Noun

buk

1. book

Etymology

From English book.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk/

Noun

buk (plural buks)

1. book

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buc, variant of boc, from Old Dutch buk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bək/

Noun

buk m (plural buks, diminutive buktje)

1. buck, male goat, male rabbit