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buk

buk noun: a traditional Korean drum.

buk: a traditional Korean drum
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Noun (1)

buk (plural buks)

  1. a traditional Korean drum

Noun (2) capitalized: Buk

Buk (plural Buks)

  1. A type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system from the Soviet Union.
    • But systems like our S-300 V, Buk-M1, Tor, and Osa actually destroyed all the targets with a single missile.1992, “New Priorities Set for Ground Forces Air Defense”‚ in Central Eurasia Joint Publications Research Service Report (Military Affairs n 40), Foreign Broadcast Information Service, p 17
    • A photo shows that the UAVs employed by Georgia are Hermes 450s and they have reportedly been downed by Buk SAMs.2008, Aviation News v 70, Saint Leonards-on-Sea, UK: HPC Publishing, p 5
    Synonyms:
    SA-11, SA-11 Gadfly, SA-17, SA-17 Grizzly

Synonyms of buk

  • SA-11
  • SA-11 Gadfly
  • SA-17
  • SA-17 Grizzly

Forms of buk

pluralbuks
pluralBuks
alternative formBUK

Origin of buk

Borrowed from Korean 북 (buk).

From Russian Бук (Buk, “codename for a missile system”), from бук (buk, “beech tree”). Doublet of beech.

Questions about buk

What does buk mean?
Buk means a traditional Korean drum.
What part of speech is buk?
Buk is a noun.
What is the plural of buk?
The plural of buk is buks.

Words near buk in the dictionary

  1. Bujoreni
  2. bujos
  3. Bujumbura
  4. Bujumburan
  5. Bujumburans
  6. buk
  7. buka
  8. buka puasa
  9. bukake
  10. bukakke
  11. Bukal

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