ꦫꦧꦸꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese awuk, hawuk (“ash”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabuk (“dust, sawdust”), *Rabuk (“decaying wood; dust, powder”), *-buk (“decay, crumble; powder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʊk/

Noun

ꦫꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (rabuk)

1. manure, fertiliser

   Synonym: ꦲꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (abuk)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “rabuk”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN