botol

Indonesian

botol

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbo.tɔl]
  • Hyphenation: bo‧tol

Etymology 1

From Malay botol, from English bottle, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French boteille, from *Vulgar Latin botticula.

Noun

botol (plural botol-botol, first-person possessive botolku, second-person possessive botolmu, third-person possessive botolnya)

  1. bottle (container used for holding liquids)
Derived terms
  • pembotolan
  • botol anggur
  • botol infus
  • botol labu
  • botol vakum

Etymology 2

Blend of bodoh (stupid) + tolol

Adjective

botol

  1. (slang) stupid, foolish, moronic

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English bottle, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French boteille, from *Vulgar Latin botticula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /botol/
  • Rhymes: -otol, -tol, -ol
  • (file)

Noun

botol (Jawi spelling بوتول, plural botol-botol, informal 1st possessive botolku, 2nd possessive botolmu, 3rd possessive botolnya)

  1. bottle (container used for holding liquids)
    Synonyms: butul, jebul

Descendants

  • Indonesian: botol
  • Min Nan: 帽突 (bō-tu̍t)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بوتل bottol”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 63
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بوتل botol”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 125
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “botol”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 154

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bottle.

Noun

botol

  1. bottle
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