butuh

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Balinese

Romanization

butuh

  1. Romanization of ᬩᬸᬢᬸᬄ

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq.

Pronunciation

Noun

butuh

  1. penis

Derived terms

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ (butuh, “to need”) (either via Sundanese ᮘᮥᮒᮥᮂ (butuh, “to need”) or directly).

Verb

butuh

  1. to need
    Aku butuh kamu. ― I need you.
    • 2018 November 1, “Lulusan Teknik Butuh Sertifikat Insinyur [Engineering Graduates Need Engineer Certificate]”, in Suara Merdeka‎, archived from the original on 4 December 2018:
      Bagus Irawan menambahkan di era serbacanggih ini lulusan teknik memang butuh memperkuat keahlian. Sebab, zaman sudah jauh berubah yang ditandai kehadiran aplikasi robotik, kecerdasan buatan, otomatisasi program digital hingga teknologi data.
      Bagus Irawan added that in this sophisticated era, engineering graduates really need to strengthen their expertise. This is because times have changed a lot, marked by the presence of robotic applications, artificial intelligence, digital program automation to data technology.
Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay butuh and etymology 2.

Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay butuh, from Proto-Malayic *butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (“testicle”), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq.

Noun

butuh (plural butuh-butuh)

  1. (vulgar, now dialectal) penis
    Synonyms: penis, zakar
    Aidit butuh.
    Aidit's a dickhead.

Further reading

Anagrams

Javanese

Romanization

butuh

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ

Kambera

Verb

butuh

  1. (transitive) to pull out

References

  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 199

Malay

Alternative forms

  • (Sambas, colloquial Malaysia) butoh
  • (colloquial) uto
  • (colloquial) buto

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq.

Pronunciation

Noun

butuh (Jawi spelling بوتوه, plural butuh-butuh, informal 1st possessive butuhku, 2nd possessive butuhmu, 3rd possessive butuhnya)

  1. (vulgar) penis
    • , archived from the original on 4 December 2018:
      Dalam rancangan Eksotika Malaysia keluaran Astro misalnya, sudah dua kali saya mendengar perkataan butuh atau membutuhkan digunakan untuk membawa maksud 'memerlukan' seperti yang digunakan di Indonesia, walhal di Malaysia ia sering digunakan untuk maksud 'alat kelamin lelaki'.
      In the Exotic Malaysia television program produced by Astro for example, I have twice heard the word "butuh" or "membutuhkan" used for the meaning 'to need' as used in Indonesia, whereas in Malaysia the term is often used for the meaning 'male genitalia'.]

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in butuh in Etymology 1.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: butuh

Further reading

Anagrams

Sundanese

Romanization

butuh

  1. Romanization of ᮘᮥᮒᮥᮂ
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