bukit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bukit, from Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bukij, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Noun

bukit (plural bukit-bukit)

hill (elevated location)

Malay

Alternative forms

بوکيت‎

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bukij, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij (compare Hiligaynon bukid, Waray-Waray bukid, Fijian buke, Maori puke), from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /buket/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bukɪt/
Rhymes: -uket, -ket, -et

Noun

bukit (Jawi spelling بوکيت, plural bukit-bukit)

hill (elevated location)

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