ᬯᬸᬓᬸ
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Balinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old Javanese wuku (“a period of seven days”, literally “section (of bamboo, etc) between the joints; grain, seed”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukuh. Doublet of ᬩᬸᬓᬸ (buku). Cognate to Indonesian buku, Javanese ꦮꦸꦏꦸ (wuku).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ʋuku/
- Hyphenation: wu‧ku
- Homophones: ᬳᬸᬓᬸ, ᬯᬸᬓᬸ
Noun[edit]
ᬯᬸᬓᬸ (wuku)
- A subdivision of the month into longer periods of days in Balinese calendar.
Descendants[edit]
- → Indonesian: wuku
Further reading[edit]
- “wuku” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].