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)
- tail (of an animal)
- Synonym: ekor
- result, consequence
- 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.
- last digit in official gambling
Synonyms
- ekor (tail)
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)
Derived terms
- berbuntut
- dibuntuti
- membuntuti
Further reading
- “buntut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *buntut
Sundanese
Yogad
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