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bubuk.

weevil

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbu.buk/[ˈbu.bʊk̚]
  1. weevil

  2. powder; powdered substance

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bubuk, from Proto-Malayic *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect”). * The sense of powder is a semantic loan from Javanese bubuk (“powder”).

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