bukan

• Hyphenation: bu‧kan

bukan

1. the Indian threadfish (Alectis indica)

• 'kan, kan (clipping)
• boe'kan (dated)

• IPA^(key): /ˈbukan/
• Hyphenation: bu‧kan
• Rhymes: -ukan, -kan, -an

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bukan

1. no
2. not

   Dia bukan seorang dokter. ― He is not a doctor.

   Bukan itu yang kumaksud. ― That's not what I meant.

Bukan is used to negate nouns and adverbs. To negate verbs or adjectives, use tidak.

• adalah

Abbreviation of bunuh kadrun nakal (“kill mischievous kadruns”). Coined by Indonesians who do not like kadruns and have thoughts of killing evil kadruns because they are unnationalistic.

bukan

1. (politics, slang, euphemistic) abbreviation of bunuh kadrun nakal (“kill evil kadruns”).

• “bukan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

bukan

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶかん

• bu'kan (dated)

• IPA^(key): /bukan/
• Rhymes: -ukan, -kan, -an

bukan (Jawi spelling بوکن‎)

1. no
2. not

   Ini bukan saya punya.

   This is not mine.

   Barang ini bukan untuk dijual.

   This item is not for sale.

3. isn't it?

   Cantik bukan baju ini?

   Isn't this garment beautiful?

Bukan is used to negate nouns. To negate verbs or adjectives, use tidak.

• kan

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