Boeah
/id/Source Language: The language or dialect this term originates from (ID).Indonesian•1 meaning found
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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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