buntut

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay buntut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buntut (“rear end of a chicken”). Cognate with Javanese buntut (“tail”) and Tagalog buntot (“tail; butt”).

Noun

buntut (first-person possessive buntutku, second-person possessive buntutmu, third-person possessive buntutnya)

1. tail (of an animal)

   Synonym: ekor

2. result, consequence

   Synonyms: akibat, kesudahan

   • 1945, Tan Malaka, Politik:

     Hak lahir dan hak batin itu memang tak terlihat pada buntutnya kemerdekaan, yakni bentuk suatu Negara Merdeka.

     Birth rights and spiritual rights are indeed not visible as a result of independence, that is in the form of an independent state.

3. last digit in official gambling

Synonyms

• ekor (tail)

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese buntut.

Noun

buntut

1. tail (of an animal)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buntut (“rear end of a chicken”). Cognate with Javanese buntut (“tail”) and Tagalog buntot (“tail; butt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buntut/
• Rhymes: -untut, -tut, -ut

Noun

buntut (Jawi spelling بونتوت, plural buntut-buntut, informal 1st possessive buntutku, 2nd possessive buntutmu, 3rd possessive buntutnya)

1. butt, rear end, derrière

   Synonym: punggung

2. tail

   Synonym: ekor

3. effect, result, consequence

   Synonyms: akibat, kesan, efek

4. the external bottom of a pan or a wok

   Synonym: bawah

Derived terms

Further reading

• “buntut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *buntut

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buntut.

Noun

buntut

1. tail (of an animal)

Sundanese

Romanization

buntut

1. Romanization of ᮘᮥᮔ᮪ᮒᮥᮒ᮪

Yogad

Noun

buntút

1. stink