ꦧꦸꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buh/
• Rhymes: -buh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese *buh, *bĕh, *böh, probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀəq (“abscess, boil, swelling on the body”).

Noun

ꦧꦸꦃ (buh)

1. feeble

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦧꦸꦃ (buh)

1. bow
2. curve, arc

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “buh”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN