butuk Sense 1 noun English. A large boat having no sail and no outriggers, locomotion being accomplished by rowing from the rear with a circular motion. Accommodates up to 100 persons. Sense 2 English. The large raft said to have been built by Dempeken to ride out the Great Typhoon; the Biblical ark. Example sentence: Subanen. Naa sa' mitubus na sug butuk, sumiled dayun si Dumpeken ditug dialem nug butuk, sampay su nga gapenen, muka' su gininisan nga metetubu', sumiled dadema diag dialem. English. Now when the butuk was finished, then Dumpeken entered the butuk, including his children, and the various animals, they entered too. Synonym. gait; sakay