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buk.

thud, bam; a sound of a large ripe fruit or heavy object falling to the ground

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. thud, bam; a sound of a large ripe fruit or heavy object falling to the ground

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

verb/ˈbuk/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to book, to reserve

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Dutch boek (“to book”) or English book (“to book”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.