buke

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See also: buké, būke, bukë, büke, bùkě, and bǔkè

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *buke, from Proto-Oceanic *buke, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij (compare Malay bukit), from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Noun

buke (plural bukebuke)

  1. hill (elevated location)
  2. mound on which yam is planted

Japanese

Romanization

buke

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶけ

Middle English

Noun

buke

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of bok

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

buke m (definite singular bukeen, indefinite plural bukeer, definite plural bukeene)

  1. alternative spelling of buké

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

buke m (definite singular bukeen, indefinite plural bukear, definite plural bukeane)

  1. alternative spelling of buké

Scots

Noun

buke (plural bukes)

  1. Alternative form of buik (“book”)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

buke (Cyrillic spelling буке)

  1. accusative plural of buk

Noun

buke (Cyrillic spelling буке)

  1. inflection of buka:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Volapük

Noun

buke

  1. dative singular of buk

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English bok, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk.

Pronunciation

Noun

buke

  1. book
    • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 6:
      Wi buke an wi candale hay tackled a paare.
      With book and with candle he tackled the pair;

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133
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