Buuk
See also: buuk
German Low German
Alternative forms
- Buk
Etymology
From Middle Low German bûk, from Old Saxon būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”). Cognate with Plautdietsch Buck and German Bauch (“belly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [buːk]
Noun
Buuk m
- (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) stomach
- (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) belly, abdomen
Synonyms
- Liiw (body, figuratively belly)
- Mage (stomach)
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz. More at bouk.
Noun
Buuk m
- belly; abdomen; stomach
Synonyms
- Wampe