botoh
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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴꦃ (botoh, “croupier, gambler”), from Old Javanese botoh (“gambler; to bet, to wager”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbotoh/
- Rhymes: -otoh
- Syllabification: bo‧toh
Noun
botoh (plural botoh-botoh, first-person possessive botohku, second-person possessive botohmu, third-person possessive botohnya)
Further reading
- “botoh” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
botoh
- Romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴꦃ
Old Javanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
toh (“pledge, stake”) + *ba-.
Verb
botoh
Noun
botoh
Related terms
Descendants
- > Javanese: ꦧꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴꦃ (botoh) (inherited)
- → Indonesian: botoh
- >? Javanese: ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ (butuh) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- "botoh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Simalungun Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Batak *bətəh.
Verb
botoh
- to know
References
- Zufri Hidayat with Anharuddin Hatasuhut, Chairani Nasution, Sri Asrianti, and Juliana (2015) Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia, 2nd edition, Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, page 33.