busur

See also: busuR

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbusʊr]
• Hyphenation: bu‧sur

Etymology 1

From Malay busur, from Proto-Malayic *busur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *busuʀ.

Noun

busur (plural busur-busur)

1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
2. arc, arch
   1. (geometry) arc: continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.

      Synonym: lengkok (Standard Malay)

   2. (architecture) arch an architectural element having the shape of an arch; an arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.

      Synonym: gerbang (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• dibusur
• membusur

 

• busur derajat
• busur fajar
• busur lingkar zenit
• busur sekawan
• busur senja
• busur tangen

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

busur (plural busur-busur)

1. ownership right to coffee plantation land.

Derived terms

• busur-busur

 

Further reading

• “busur” 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.

Malay

busur

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *busur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *busuʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /busur/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [buso]
• Rhymes: -sur, -ur

Noun

busur (Jawi spelling بوسور, plural busur-busur, informal 1st possessive busurku, 2nd possessive busurmu, 3rd possessive busurnya)

1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)

Descendants

• Indonesian: busur

See also

• panah (“arrow”)

Further reading

• “busur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

busur f

1. (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of busu