buke

From Proto-Central Pacific *buke, from Proto-Oceanic *buke, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij (compare Malay bukit), from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

buke (plural bukebuke)

1. hill (elevated location)
2. mound on which yam is planted

buke

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶけ

buke

1. (Northern) Alternative form of bok

buke m (definite singular bukeen, indefinite plural bukeer, definite plural bukeene)

1. alternative spelling of buké

buke m (definite singular bukeen, indefinite plural bukear, definite plural bukeane)

1. alternative spelling of buké

buke (plural bukes)

1. Alternative form of buik (“book”)

buke (Cyrillic spelling буке)

1. accusative plural of buk

buke (Cyrillic spelling буке)

1. inflection of buka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

buke

1. dative singular of buk

From Middle English bok, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk.

• IPA^(key): /buːk/

buke

1. book
   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 6:

     Wi buke an wi candale hay tackled a paare.

     With book and with candle he tackled the pair;

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133