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buk¹

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Borrowed from Korean 북 (buk).

noun buks

  1. a traditional Korean drum

Buk²

Where it comes from

From Russian Бук (Buk, “codename for a missile system”), from бук (buk, “beech tree”). Doublet of beech.

noun Buks · BUK

  1. A type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system from the Soviet Union. But systems like our S-300 V, Buk-M1, Tor, and Osa actually destroyed all the targets with a single missile.

    Similar: SA-11, SA-11 Gadfly, SA-17, SA-17 Grizzly

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noun a type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system

РусскийБук Buk

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buk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/buk

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"buk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/buk.

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@misc{buk_2026,
  title = {buk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}