# бук
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [buk]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Of onomatopoeic nature, cognate with Bulgarian буча (buča, “to stomp, to thunder, to whiz”), фуча (fuča, “to blow, to whizz”), букам (bukam, “to rattle”).

#### Interjection

бук • (buk)
* bang (loud blunt sound)
    Synonyms: бам (bam), дрън (drǎn)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *bukъ (“beech”), a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *bōkō.

#### Noun

бук • (buk) m (relational adjective бу́ков)
* beech, beech tree (tree of genus Fagus)

##### Derived terms

* буковина (bukovina, “beech forest”)

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from English "book"?”)

#### Noun

бук • (buk) m
* portfolio (model's photo album)

##### Declension
### References

* “бук”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бук”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 87

### Anagrams

* куб (kub)

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [buk]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”).

#### Noun

бук • (buk) m inan (genitive бу́ка, nominative plural бу́ки, genitive plural бу́ков)
* beech

##### Related terms

* буковый (bukovyj)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

бук • (buk) f anim pl
* genitive/accusative plural of бу́ка (búka)

### Anagrams

* куб (kub)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From бу̏ка.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bûːk/

### Noun

бу̑к m (Latin spelling bȗk)
* cascade, rapids, cataract
* waterfall
* the sound of a strong water stream

#### Declension
### References

* “бук”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bukъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [buk]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

бук • (buk) m inan (genitive бу́ка, nominative plural бу́ки, genitive plural бу́ків, relational adjective бу́ковий)
* beech (tree of the genus Fagus)
* (dialectal) stick (elongated piece of wood)
    Synonyms: ціпо́к m (cipók), па́лиця f (pálycja), кий m (kyj)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бук”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “бук”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “бук”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “бук”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “бук”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “бук”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “бук”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

## Yakut
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бук (buk).

### Noun

бук • (buk)
* beech