bujur

Banjarese

Adjective

bujur

  1. straight (not bent)
  2. correct

Adverb

bujur

  1. very

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbud͡ʒur/ [ˈbu.d͡ʒʊr]
  • Rhymes: -ud͡ʒur
  • Syllabification: bu‧jur

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bujur (plural bujur-bujur)

  1. length
  2. longitude; meridian
    Synonym: meridian
    Pulau Breueh terletak di 95 derajat bujur timur
    Breueh Island is located 95 degrees on the eastern meridian
Hyponyms
  • bujur ekliptika
  • bujur sangkar
  • bujur sirih
  • bujur standar
  • bujur telur
  • bujur timur
Derived terms
  • dibujurkan
  • membujur
  • membujurkan
  • sebujur
  • terbujur

Etymology 2

Adjective

bujur (comparative lebih bujur, superlative paling bujur)

  1. alternative form of mujur

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈbud͡ʒo(r)/ [ˈbu.d͡ʒo(r)]
    • Rhymes: -d͡ʒo(r), -o(r)
  • (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈbud͡ʒur/ [ˈbu.d͡ʒur]
    • Rhymes: -d͡ʒur, -ur
  • Hyphenation: bu‧jur

Adjective

bujur (Jawi spelling بوجور, comparative lebih bujur, superlative paling bujur)

  1. oval; elliptic (having the shape of an elongated circle or an egg).
    Synonym: lonjong
    Bola ragbi berbentuk bujur. ― A rugby ball is oval shaped.
  2. longitudinal; lengthwise (extending along the long axis).
    Antonym: lintang
    Mayat itu diletakkan membujur di tengah rumah. ― The body [corpse] was placed lengthwise in the middle of the house.

Noun

bujur (Jawi spelling بوجور, plural bujur-bujur or bujur2)

  1. (geography) longitude (imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole).
    Garisan bujur utama ialah Garisan Meridian Greenwich. ― The prime longitude line is the Greenwich Meridian.

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds
  • bujur sirih (“oval (like a betel leaf)”)
  • bujur telur (“oval (egg-shaped)”)
  • garisan bujur (“longitude”)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: bujur (inherited)

Further reading

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes imbit, bujur
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lemes ka batur {{{leb}}}
loma birit
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Pronunciation

Noun

bujur (Sundanese script ᮘᮥᮏᮥᮛ᮪)

  1. buttocks; ass

Further reading

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