busi

From Dutch bougie, from French bougie (“spark plug, candle”), ultimately from French Bougie, the historical French name for the Algerian town of Béjaïa.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbusi]
• Hyphenation: bu‧si

busi (first-person possessive busiku, second-person possessive busimu, third-person possessive businya)

1. spark plug

• “busi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

busi m

1. nominative/vocative plural of buss

busi

1. thread

busi

1. Alternative form of bisy

Borrowed from French bougie (“wax candle”), after the Algerian city Bougie (Béjaïa), and the tapered, hand-dipped candles it made. The medical instruments were originally made from waxed linen.

• IPA^(key): /bù.sí/

busi

1. candle

From English bush.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.si/

busi

1. forest, woods