# Buk
## English
### Alternative forms

* BUK

### Etymology

From Russian Бук (Buk, “codename for a missile system”), from бук (buk, “beech tree”). Doublet of beech.

### Noun

Buk (plural Buks)
* (military) A type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system from the Soviet Union.
** 1992, “New Priorities Set for Ground Forces Air Defense”‚ in Central Eurasia Joint Publications Research Service Report (Military Affairs n 40), Foreign Broadcast Information Service, p 17:
    But systems like our S-300 V, Buk-M1, Tor, and Osa actually destroyed all the targets with a single missile.
** 2008, Aviation News v 70, Saint Leonards-on-Sea, UK: HPC Publishing, p 5:
    A photo shows that the UAVs employed by Georgia are Hermes 450s and they have reportedly been downed by Buk SAMs.
** 2014, “Buk missile launcher, suspected in jetliner attack, requires skill to use”, CBSNews.com, July 18,
    Pentagon officials say the missile likely came from an SA-11 or SA-17 launch vehicle -- otherwise known as a "Buk." Both Russia and Ukraine have Buks, as do most other former Soviet Union states and China.

#### Synonyms

* SA-11, SA-11 Gadfly
* SA-17, SA-17 Grizzly

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* KUB

## German Low German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [buːk]

### Noun

Buk n (genitive Buke, dative Buke)
* (in some dialects) alternative spelling of Buuk : stomach
* (in some dialects) alternative spelling of Buuk : belly, abdomen

## Polish
### Etymology

From buk.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuk/
* Audio 1:(file)
* Audio 2:(file)
* Rhymes: -uk
* Syllabification: Buk
* Homophones: bóg, Bóg, Bug, buk

### Proper noun

Buk m inan (related adjective bukowski)
* Buk (a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
* Buk (a village in the Gmina of Gołcza, Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
* Buk (a village in the Gmina of Cisna, Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland)
* Buk (a village in the Gmina of Przybiernów, Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
* Buk (a village in the Gmina of Dobra, Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Buk m pers
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Buk f (indeclinable)
* a female surname

### Further reading

* Buk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Buk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Buk in PWN's encyclopedia
* “Buk”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

## Saterland Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian *buk, from Proto-West Germanic *bukk. Cognates include West Frisian bok and German Bock.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʊk/
* Hyphenation: Buk
* Rhymes: -ʊk

### Noun

Buk m (plural Bukke)
* buck (male animal)
* (gymnastics) buck

#### Usage notes

* The word Buk is used for any four-legged animal which doesn't have a native gendered word for their male animal.
    For instance, the word can't refer to a ram, since the word Rom (“ram”) already exists.
    However, it can refer to a male mouse (see Muzebuk (“male mouse”)).

#### Hyponyms

* Rom (“ram”)

#### Derived terms

* Muzebuk

### References

* Marron C. Fort (2015) “Buk”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN