bucu

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbut͡ʃu/ [ˈbu.t͡ʃu]
• Rhymes: -ut͡ʃu
• Syllabification: bu‧cu

Inherited from Malay bucu (“angle; corner”). Compare Javanese bucu (“hump, hunch”).

bucu (plural bucu-bucu)

1. edge

   Synonyms: penjuru, ujung

2. corner

   Synonyms: penjuru, sudut

3. (dialect: Belitung Malay) a small tool for installing bicycle valves so that air does not escape

Borrowed from Malay [Term?]

bucu (plural bucu-bucu)

1. (dialect: Riau Malay) a container in the form of a fine gauze pouch for holding shrimp or fish in a cage

• “bucu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from Malay bucu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbut͡ʃu/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃu
• Hyphenation: bu‧cu

bucu

1. hump, hunch

• “bucu”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.t͡su/
• Rhymes: -ut͡su
• Syllabification: bu‧cu

bucu

1. locative/vocative singular of buc

bucu

1. male genitals

Possibly from Spanish buque.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ku/
• Hyphenation: bù‧cu

bucu m (plural buchi)

1. hole

• pirtusu
• purtusu

• buca