Indonesian

Noun

bukit ‎(plural bukit-bukit)

1. hill (elevated location)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bukit, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bukit, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bukij, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij (compare Hiligaynon bukid, Waray-Waray bukid, Fijian buke, Maori puke), from Proto-Austronesian *bukij.

Alternative forms

• بوکيت

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /buket/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bukɪt/
• Rhymes: -uket, -ket, -et

Noun

bukit ‎(Jawi spelling بوکيت, plural bukit-bukit)

1. hill (elevated location)