bubut

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦸꦧꦸꦠ꧀ (bubut).

Noun

bubut (plural bubut-bubut)

  1. lathe

Verb

bubut

  1. to operate a lathe
  2. to shape with a lathe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay bubut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butbut (“owl”).

Noun

bubut (plural bubut-bubut)

  1. coucal (any bird of the genus Centropus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae)
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay bubut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butbut, from Proto-Austronesian *buCbuC (“pull up, pluck”).

Verb

bubut

  1. to pluck, to pull out, to extract
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Inherited from Malay bubut (“throat halyard”).

Noun

bubut (plural bubut-bubut)

  1. (nautical) stay; brace
Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butbut (“owl”).

Noun

bubut (Jawi spelling بوبوت, plural bubut-bubut, informal 1st possessive bubutku, 2nd possessive bubutmu, 3rd possessive bubutnya)

  1. coucal; crow pheasant
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Derived terms
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Descendants
  • Indonesian: bubut

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butbut, from Proto-Austronesian *buCbuC.

Verb

bubut (Jawi spelling بوبوت)

  1. to pull out (hair, grass, beard, etc.)
Derived terms
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Descendants

Etymology 3

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Noun

bubut (Jawi spelling بوبوت, plural bubut-bubut, informal 1st possessive bubutku, 2nd possessive bubutmu, 3rd possessive bubutnya)

  1. (nautical) throat halyard; brace; stay
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

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Descendants

Further reading

Tiruray

Noun

bubut

  1. (anatomy) buttocks
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