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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bu.

this

2 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

det/bu/

  1. this

    Bu kitaplar benim.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bū Old Anatolian Turkish بو (bu) Ottoman Turkish بو (bu) Turkish bu Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بو (bu, “this”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بو (bu, “this”), from Proto-Turkic *bū (“this”). Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (b¹w /⁠bu⁠/, “this”).

pron/bu/

  1. this

    Bu bir ev.
    Bunu sevmedim.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bū Old Anatolian Turkish بو (bu) Ottoman Turkish بو (bu) Turkish bu Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بو (bu, “this”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بو (bu, “this”), from Proto-Turkic *bū (“this”). Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆 (b¹w /⁠bu⁠/, “this”).

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