бук

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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 (bukm (relational adjective бу́ков)

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

  1. portfolio (model's photo album)
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References

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

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Russian

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

бук

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

Noun

бук (bukm inan (genitive бу́ка, nominative plural бу́ки, genitive plural бу́ков)

  1. beech
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Etymology 2

Noun

бук (bukf anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of бу́ка (búka)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From бу̏ка.

Pronunciation

Noun

бу̑к m (Latin spelling bȗk)

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

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References

  • бук”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

 бук on Ukrainian Wikipedia
бук звичайний

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

бук (bukm 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)

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Further reading

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бук (buk).

Noun

бук (buk)

  1. beech