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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)
- 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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