busur
See also: busuR
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbusʊr]
- Hyphenation: bu‧sur
Etymology 1
From Malay busur, from Proto-Malayic *busur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *busuʀ.
Noun
busur (first-person possessive busurku, second-person possessive busurmu, third-person possessive busurnya)
- bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
- arc, arch
- (geometry) arc: continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
- Synonym: lengkok (Standard Malay)
- (geometry) arc: continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
Derived terms
- dibusur
- membusur
- busur derajat
- busur fajar
- busur lingkar zenit
- busur sekawan
- busur senja
- busur tangen
Etymology 2
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Noun
busur (first-person possessive busurku, second-person possessive busurmu, third-person possessive busurnya)
- ownership right to coffee plantation land.
Derived terms
- busur-busur
Further reading
- “busur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
busur
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *busur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *busuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /busur/
- Rhymes: -usur, -sur, -ur
Noun
busur (Jawi spelling بوسور, plural busur-busur, informal 1st possessive busurku, 2nd possessive busurmu, 3rd possessive busurnya)
- bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
Descendants
- Indonesian: busur
See also
- panah (“arrow”)
Further reading
- “busur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
busur f
- (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of busu