buku lima

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Malay

Etymology

Compound of buku (joint) +‎ lima (hand).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbuku ˈlima/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ku li‧ma

Noun

buku lima (Jawi spelling بوکو ليم, plural buku-buku lima)

  1. fist
    Synonyms: penumbuk, tinju

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بوکو boekoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 65
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بوکو buku”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 131
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “buku”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 161

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