bubuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bubuk, from Proto-Malayic *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect”).

• The sense of powder is a semantic loan from Javanese bubuk (“powder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.buk/, [ˈbu.bʊk̚]
• Hyphenation: bu‧buk

Noun

bubuk (plural bubuk-bubuk)

1. weevil
2. powder; powdered substance

   Synonym: serbuk

Derived terms

• bubukan
• dibubuk
• membubuk
• pembubukan

Further reading

• “bubuk”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦧꦸꦧꦸꦏ꧀
Pegon
Roman	bubuk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect”).

Noun

bubuk

1. powder

   Synonym: abuk

2. weevil; termite-like insect

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “bubuk”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbubuk/ [ˈbu.buʔ]
• Rhymes: -ubok, -bok, -ok

Noun

bubuk (Jawi spelling بوبوق, plural bubuk-bubuk or bubuk²)

1. weevil
2. woodworm

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berbubuk [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• bubuk beras (“rice weevil”)
• bubuk kayu (“powderpost beetle”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bubuk

Further reading

• "bubuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice; dust produced by the boring of this insect”).

Noun

bubuk

1. weevil

Descendants

• Javanese: bubuk

Further reading

• "bubuk" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.