# buka
## English
### Pronunciation

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### Etymology 1

From Javanese [Term?].

#### Noun

buka (plural bukas)
* (music) The short introduction to a gamelan piece, generally played by a single instrument in a free rhythm, with the kendhang coming in on the last few notes to set the tempo.

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* boka

#### Noun

buka (plural bukas)
* A kangaroo-skin cloak traditionally worn by the Noongar people of southwestern Australia.

#### See also

* buka puasa

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Yoruba búkà or Hausa búkkàa.

#### Alternative forms

* bukka

#### Noun

buka (plural bukas)
* (Nigeria) an inexpensive, quick, road-side restaurant serving Nigerian food.
** 2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 164:I made a noncommittal noise and looked round the buka. It was a Saturday afternoon. The place was empty, with the bare plastic tables showing oil and grease stains.

### Anagrams

* Baku

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buˈka/ [buˈka]
* Hyphenation: bu‧ka

### Adjective

buká (plural buruka, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)
* open
    Synonyms: bukas, abri
    Antonyms: serado, pinto
* turned on; powered up
    Antonyms: parong, palsok

### Verb

buká (plural buruka, Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)
* to open
    Synonyms: bukas, abri
    Antonyms: sera, pinto
* to turn on; to power up
    Antonyms: parong, palsok

#### Derived terms

* bukahon
* ibuka
* magbuka

## Ese
### Noun

buka
* book

## Faroese
### Etymology

From buka (a wooden hammer).

### Verb

buka
* to beat, to strike
    Bukaði hann meg við vongknúgvum bæði til høvur og føtur

#### Conjugation

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

#### Derived terms

* bukari

### See also

* banka
* berja
* klappa
* knúlva
* sláa

## Fijian
### Noun

buka
* fire

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buka (compare Malay buka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (compare Tagalog buka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /buka/
* Hyphenation: bu‧ka
* Rhymes: -uka

### Verb

buka
* to open (to make something accessible)

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈbuka/ [ˈbu.ka]
* Rhymes: -uka
* Syllabification: bu‧ka

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay buka, from Proto-Malayic *buka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (“to open, uncover”).
Cognate with Minangkabau buko, Iban buka, Bikol Central buka, Tagalog buka, Cebuano buka.

#### Adjective

buka
* open (actively conducting or prepared to conduct business)
    Besok tokonya akan buka.Tomorrow the shop will open.

#### Verb

buka (active membuka, passive dibuka, involuntary/perfective passive terbuka)
* to open
    Terkadang aku membuka kulkasku untuk melihat isinya.Sometimes I open my refrigerator to see what's inside.

##### Derived terms

* berbuka-bukaan
* bukaan
* bukai
* bukakan
* keterbukaan
* pembuka
* pembukaan
* terbuka
* buka kemas
* buka mulut

### Etymology 2

See above. Semantic loan from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār, “to break”).

#### Verb

buka (active berbuka)
* (intransitive, Islam) to break the fast; to have iftar

##### Derived terms

* berbuka
* bukaan

### Further reading

* “buka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* “membuka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
* “berbuka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

buka
* Rōmaji transcription of ぶか

## Kituba
### Verb

buka
* to break

## Lingala
### Verb

buka
* to break

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbuka]

### Noun

buka
* genitive singular of buk
* nominative dual of buk
* accusative dual of buk

## Lozi
### Noun

buka
* book
    Buka ye itula hahulu. ― This book is boring.

### References

* R. M. Mukuni, Silozi-English Phrase Book (1991)

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *buka (compare Indonesian buka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka (compare Tagalog buka).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /bukə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /buka/
* Rhymes: -ukə, -kə, -ə

### Verb

buka (used in the form membuka)
* to open (to make something accessible)
* to turn on; to switch on
    Tolong buka kipas dan lampu.Please switch on the fan and lights.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbu.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uka
* Syllabification: bu‧ka

### Noun

buka
* genitive singular of buk

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bûka/
* Hyphenation: bu‧ka

### Noun

bȕka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏ка)
* noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)

#### Derived terms

* bȕk
* bȕčan

### Noun

buka (Cyrillic spelling бука)
* genitive singular of buk

### Further reading

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

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbuka]

### Noun

buka
* genitive singular of buk

## Sotho
### Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

### Noun

buka class 9/10 (plural dibuka)
* book

## Swazi
### Verb

-búka
* to look at, to watch

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buka. Compare Bikol Central buka, Cebuano buka, and Malay buka.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /buˈka/ [bʊˈxa]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: bu‧ka

### Adjective

buká (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)
* open; unfolded; stretched out (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)
    Synonyms: bukad, bukas, nganga, awang

#### Derived terms

* bukahin
* bukang-bibig
* bukang-buka
* bukang-isip
* bukang-liwanag
* bukang-liwayway
* bukhin
* bumuka
* ibuka
* mabuka
* magbukang-liwayway
* makabuka
* mamuka

### Noun

buká (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ)
* condition of being unfolded (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)
* act of unfolding (as of flowers, mouths, wings, etc.)

### Further reading

* “buka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* kuba, ukab, Kuba

## Ternate
### Etymology

From Malay buka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbu.ka]

### Verb

buka
* (intransitive) to open

#### Conjugation
### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Tsonga
### Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

### Noun

buka class 5 (plural mabuka class 6)
* book

## Volapük
### Noun

buka
* genitive singular of buk

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-bûka
* (transitive) to admire

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Yoruba
### Alternative forms

* بُكَ

### Etymology

From Hausa bukkā̀ (“hut”), from Songhay language, ultimately from Mandingo bùgú.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bú.kà/

### Noun

búkà
* A fast food restaurant or shop
* A type of pepper stew made in búkà restaurants
    Synonym: ọbẹ̀ búkà

#### Derived terms

* oníbúkà (“owner of a fast food restaurant”)

#### Descendants

* → English: buka
* → Nigerian Pidgin: buka

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-bûka
* (transitive) to look at, to watch
* (transitive) to admire

#### Inflection
### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓuka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓuka (3.9)”