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bantai.

meat; slaughtered animal.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbantai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈban̪.t̪ai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. meat; slaughtered animal.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bantai.

noun/ˈbantai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈban̪.t̪ai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. the part of the kitchen under the firewood storage, usually where smoked fish or meat is stored.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ngaju [Term?].

verb/ˈbantai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈban̪.t̪ai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to cut up, to butcher, to slaughter

  2. to massacre, to kill off, to slaughter.

  3. to destroy, to ruin

  4. to exterminate, to wipe out

  5. to finish up

  6. to kill cruelly with more than one victim

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bantai.

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