Meanings
nounbuky (uncountable)
- letternameuncountableName of the letter b in Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets.
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*bōku
- Proto-Slavic*buky
- Old Church Slavonicбоукꙑ
- Englishbuky
From Old Church Slavonic боукꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky, from Proto-West Germanic *bōku. Doublet of beech.
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Russian бу́ки
- бу́ки (búki)name of the letter b in the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets
Cite this entry
APA
buky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buky
MLA
“buky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buky. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buky.
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