bui
See also: Bui, buí, bùi, Bùi, búi, Búi, and bụi
Acehnese
bui
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.
Noun
bui
- pig (mammal of genus Sus)
Dutch
Etymology
Of unknown origin, with no known cognates in Germanic. The word may be related to Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “blast of wind, breath”); see that entry for cognates.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bœy̯/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: bui
- Rhymes: -œy̯
Noun
bui f (plural buien, diminutive buitje n)
- shower (rain), or generally a bout (of bad weather such as snow)
- mood, episode
- (dated) gust, current of wind
Derived terms
- buien
- buienradar
- buiig
- donderbui
- driftbui
- hagelbui
- hoosbui
- huilbui
- onweersbui
- piekbui
- regenbui
- sneeuwbui
- stormbui
- stortbui
- windbui
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bui
- → German: Bö
- → Norwegian Bokmål: byge
- → Papiamentu: beis
- →? Saterland Frisian: Böije
- → West Frisian: bui
References
- Mann, S. E. (1963). Armenian and Indo-European: Historical Phonology. United Kingdom: Luzac, p. 42
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch boei (“buoy, shackle”), from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie (“fetter, chain, clog”), from Latin boia (“(leather) collar, band, fetter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbui̯]
- Hyphenation: bui
Noun
bui (first-person possessive buiku, second-person possessive buimu, third-person possessive buinya)
- buoy.
- (colloquial) prison
- Synonym: penjara
Further reading
- “bui” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Adjective
bui
- masculine plural of buio
Noun
bui m
- plural of buio
Anagrams
- ubi
Japanese
Romanization
bui
- Rōmaji transcription of ぶい
- Rōmaji transcription of ブイ
Lombard
Etymology
Akin to Italian bollire and French bouillir, from Latin bulla.
Verb
bui
- to boil
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
- boí
Verb
bui (conjunct ·bui)
- third-person singular preterite absolute/conjunct of at·tá
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bui | bui pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbui |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bui f
- (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of bu
Pazeh
Etymology
Borrowed from Taiwanese Hokkien 襪 (boe̍h).
Noun
bui
- footwear, socks
References
- Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸); Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2001) Pazih Dictionary (巴宰語詞典), Taipei: Academia Sinica, Institute of Linguistics.
Southeastern Tepehuan
Noun
bui
- eye
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch boei.
Noun
bui
- bracelet
- fetter, bond
Yagara
Noun
bui
- black snake
References
- State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Brisbane Animal Words.