bouw

bouw (plural bouws)

1. (historical) A unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectares.

• IPA^(key): /bɑu̯/

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• Hyphenation: bouw
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯

From Middle Dutch bouw. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

bouw m (uncountable)

1. construction of buildings

   De bouw duurde vijf jaar.

   The construction (of a building) lasted five years.

   Zij werkt in de bouw.

   She works in construction.

2. construction of contraptions, such as machines
3. built, structural design
4. (archaic, dialectal) cultivation and extraction (still in many compounds), tillage

• Petjo: bouw

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu).

bouw f (plural bouws)

1. (historical) A unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size.

bouw

1. inflection of bouwen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative