бу

Dolgan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bu (“this”).

Determiner

бу • (bu)

1. this

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *buu, compare Manchu ᠪᡝ (be), Nanai буэ (bue).

Pronoun

бу (ʙu)

1. we

Evenki

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. we

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bu (“this”).

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

See also

• мында

Kazakh

Noun

бу • (bu)

1. steam, vapour

Ket

Pronoun

бу (bu)

1. he, she

References

• "Дед-старик" // SIBERIAN LANG: MINORITY LANGUAGES OF SIBERIA AS OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE

Kumyk

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Interjection

бу • (bu)

1. boo

Mator

Alternative forms

бў

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *wet, from Proto-Uralic *wete.

Noun

бу (bu)

1. water

References

• http://digit.bibl.u-szeged.hu/00000/00094/00041/altaica_041_000-475.pdf

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bu (“this”). Cognate with Turkish bu (“this”).

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bu (“this”). Cognate with Turkish bu (“this”).

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

Udihe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu/

Pronoun

бу (bu)

1. first-person plular exclusive, nominative case: we

Ulch

Pronoun

бу (bu)

1. we (first-person plural)

References

• Natasha Stoynova, “The Grammaticalization of 'Finish' in Ulch: Beyond the Limits of Phasal Semantics”.

Uzbek

Pronoun

бу (bu)

1. Cyrillic spelling of bu

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bu, compare Turkish bu.

Determiner

бу • (bu)

1. this

Derived terms

• быйыл (bıyıl, “this year”)

Particle

бу • (bu)

Intensifies the following word.

1. (with an adjective) how ...!
2. (with a noun) what (a/an) ...!

Pronoun

бу • (bu)

1. this

Derived terms

• бу аата (bu aata, “this means”) (idiom)
• бу гынан (bu gınan, “but, however”)