bujuk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.d͡ʒʊʔ/
• Hyphenation: bu‧juk
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒʊʔ, -ʊʔ, -ʔ

Etymology 1

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Noun

bujuk

1. persuasion
   1. an argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs

      Synonym: bujukan

   2. one's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings

Verb

bujuk (active membujuk, passive dibujuk, perfective passive terbujuk)

1. (transitive) to persuade (to successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bujuk (meng-, transitive)

root	bujuk
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	membujuk	terbujuk	dibujuk	bujuk	bujuklah
locative	membujuki	terbujuki	dibujuki	bujuki	bujukilah
causative / applicative1	membujukkan	terbujukkan	dibujukkan	bujukkan	bujukkanlah
	causative
active	memperbujuk	teperbujuk	diperbujuk	perbujuk	perbujuklah
locative	memperbujuki	teperbujuki	diperbujuki	perbujuki	perbujukilah
causative / applicative1	memperbujukkan	teperbujukkan	diperbujukkan	perbujukkan	perbujukkanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• bujukan
• bujuki
• pembujuk
• pembujukan
• terbujuk

Compound terms

• bujuk rayu

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bujuk

1. (uncommon) forest snakehead (a species of snakehead)

   Synonym: gabus

Derived terms

Proverbs with the word bujuk

• seperti bujuk lepas dari bubu

Further reading

• “bujuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• “membujuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.