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Boeah

/id/
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Indonesian•1 meaning found
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Definition & Context

Noun referring to the part of a plant that develops from a flower and contains seeds, or used as a classifier for round objects or certain categories, in Van Ophuijsen spelling.

Synonyms & Variants

bua

bua

Non-standard form or casual pronunciation of 'buah' in some conversational contexts.

Register Variant
buah

buah

Old spelling (Van Ophuijsen) for 'buah'.

Synonym

Usage Notes or Etymology

Colonial-era spelling of 'buah' following the Van Ophuijsen system used during the Dutch East Indies period until 1947. The digraph 'oe' represented the vowel sound /u/ in Malay-Indonesian.

Real-world Usage

Saja membeli tiga boeah mangga di pasar tempo hari. (Saya membeli tiga buah mangga di pasar tempo hari.)

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