bukaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From buka +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈka.ʔan/
• Rhymes: -ʔan
• Hyphenation: bu‧ka‧an

Noun

bukaan

1. opening (a gap permitting passage through)

   bukaan tambang ― mine opening

2. (colloquial) Short for pembukaan (“cervical dilation”).
3. (of land) planting

   bukaan baru, konversi atau bukaan ulang ― new planting, conversion or replanting

   Perlu adanya kajian mengenai kesuburan tanah pada sawah bukaan baru hasil konversi lahan desa ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. (Islam) food for breaking the fast

Further reading

• “bukaan” 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.