buluh

buluh

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq (compare Malagasy volo), from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Noun

buluh

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay buluh, from Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq (compare Malagasy volo), from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulʊh/
• Hyphenation: bu‧luh
• Rhymes: -lʊh, -ʊh, -h

Noun

buluh (plural buluh-buluh, first-person possessive buluhku, second-person possessive buluhmu, third-person possessive buluhnya)

1. bamboo (plant)
2. bamboo (wood)

Synonyms

• aur
• bambu

Derived terms

• berpembuluh
• buluh-buluh
• pembuluh

 

• buluh akar
• buluh apus
• buluh betung
• buluh cina
• buluh dekut
• buluh duri
• buluh gading
• buluh kuning
• buluh pelang
• buluh perindu
• buluh talang
• buluh tamiang
• buluh tutul

 

References

1. Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎: “2020”

Further reading

• “buluh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Alternative forms

• buloh (nonstandard, obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, C.E. 684.From Proto-Malayic *buluh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq, from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buluh/
• Rhymes: -uluh, -luh, -uh
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈbu.lʊh, -loh, -lo̞h]

Noun

buluh (Jawi spelling بولوه‎, plural buluh-buluh, informal 1st possessive buluhku, 2nd possessive buluhmu, 3rd possessive buluhnya)

1. bamboo

   Synonyms: bambu, aur

Descendants

• Indonesian: buluh

Further reading

• “buluh” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.