Bukit Kayu Hitam

Malay

Etymology

From bukit (“hill”) +‎ kayu (“wood”) +‎ hitam (“black”), literally “Black Wood Hill”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbukit ˈkaju ˈhitam/ [ˈbu.kit̪ ˈka.ju ˈhi.t̪am]

Proper noun

Bukit Kayu Hitam (Jawi spelling بوکيت کايو هيتم)

1. Bukit Kayu Hitam (a town in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 黑木山 (Hēimùshān) (calque)
• → Southern Thai: ควนไม้ดำ (calque)
• → Thai: บูกิตกายูฮีตัม

Further reading

• Bukit Kayu Hitam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia