бук

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

Of onomatopoeic nature, cognate with Bulgarian буча (buča, “to stomp, to thunder, to whiz”), фуча (fuča, “to blow, to whizz”), букам (bukam, “to rattle”).

Interjection

бук • (buk)

1. bang (loud blunt sound)

   Synonyms: бам (bam), дрън (drǎn)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *bukъ (“beech”), a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *bōkō.

Noun

бук • (buk) m (relational adjective бу́ков)

1. beech, beech tree (tree of genus Fagus)

Declension

Derived terms

• буковина (bukovina, “beech forest”)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from English "book"?”)

Noun

бук • (buk) m

1. portfolio (model's photo album)

Declension

References

• “бук”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бук”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 87

Anagrams

• куб (kub)

Russian

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бук

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”).

Noun

бук • (buk) m inan (genitive бу́ка, nominative plural бу́ки, genitive plural бу́ков)

1. beech

Declension

Related terms

• буковый (bukovyj)

Etymology 2

Noun

бук • (buk) f anim pl

1. genitive/accusative plural of бу́ка (búka)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From бу̏ка.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bûːk/

Noun

бу̑к m (Latin spelling bȗk)

1. cascade, rapids, cataract
2. waterfall
3. the sound of a strong water stream

Declension

References

• “бук” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

 бук on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъ.

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Noun

бук • (buk) m inan (genitive бу́ка, nominative plural бу́ки, genitive plural бу́ків, relational adjective бу́ковий)

1. beech (tree of the genus Fagus)
2. (dialectal) stick (elongated piece of wood)

   Synonyms: ціпо́к m (cipók), па́лиця f (pálycja), кий m (kyj)

Declension

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бук”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “бук”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “бук”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “бук”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “бук”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “бук”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “бук”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бук (buk).

Noun

бук • (buk)

1. beech