Masculine

buik

Meaning

  1. (masculine) belly
  2. (masculine) paunch (referring euphemistically to a protrusive belly)
  3. (masculine) the lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bœy̯k/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

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