ꦲꦧꦸꦏ꧀
Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese awuk, hawuk (“ash”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabuk (“dust, sawdust”), *Rabuk (“decaying wood; dust, powder”), *-buk (“decay, crumble; powder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abʊk/
Noun
ꦲꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (abuk)
- powder
- Synonym: ꦧꦸꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (bubuk)
- manure, fertiliser
- Synonym: ꦫꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (rabuk)
Further reading
- “[ abuk]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].