ᬯᬸᬓᬸ
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Balinese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Javanese wuku (“a period of seven days”, literally “section (of bamboo, etc) between the joints; grain, seed”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Doublet of ᬩᬸᬓᬸ (buku). Cognate to Indonesian buku, Javanese ꦮꦸꦏꦸ (wuku).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʋuku/
- Hyphenation: wu‧ku
- Homophones: ᬳᬸᬓᬸ, ᬯᬸᬓᬸ
Noun
[edit]ᬯᬸᬓᬸ (wuku)
- A subdivision of the month into longer periods of days in Balinese calendar.
Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: wuku
Further reading
[edit]- “wuku” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].