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batu.

stone, rock

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈba.tu/

  1. stone, rock

  2. rock (a formation of minerals)

  3. agate

  4. an artificial jewel, especially one that is used to smooth the shafts of a watch

  5. flint (a hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck)

  6. battery

    uncommon

  7. milestone (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals)

  8. customary money placed on betel in even numbers, for example 8 pieces or sheets

  9. money given by the husband to the ninik mamak to take care of the divorce

  10. the size for narcotics, especially marijuana, 2 kilograms

    slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay batu, from Proto-Malayic *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux. * For the sense of battery, compare Betawi batu (“stone, battery cell”), dialectal Chinese 電石／电石 (“battery”, literally “electric stone”), and Japanese 電石(エレクトレット) (erekutoretto, “electret”). * For the sense of gemstone and agate, compare to Baba Malay batu (“gem”, literally “stone”) and Japanese 石(せき) (seki, counter for gemstones). * Semantic loan from Simalungun Batak [Term?] (“customary money”) * Semantic loan from Malay (Jambi) [Term?] (“divorce money”)

verb/ˈba.tu/

  1. to eat together in the same container, usually done by two or three people

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese (East Java) [Term?] (“to eat together”).

classifier/ˈba.tu/

  1. a classifier used for counting teeth and pawns

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay batu, from Proto-Malayic *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux. * For the sense of battery, compare Betawi batu (“stone, battery cell”), dialectal Chinese 電石／电石 (“battery”, literally “electric stone”), and Japanese 電石(エレクトレット) (erekutoretto, “electret”). * For the sense of gemstone and agate, compare to Baba Malay batu (“gem”, literally “stone”) and Japanese 石(せき) (seki, counter for gemstones). * Semantic loan from Simalungun Batak [Term?] (“customary money”) * Semantic loan from Malay (Jambi) [Term?] (“divorce money”)

adj/ˈba.tu/

  1. rocky, stony (not easily affected or impressed; obdurate; unfeeling)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay batu, from Proto-Malayic *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux. * For the sense of battery, compare Betawi batu (“stone, battery cell”), dialectal Chinese 電石／电石 (“battery”, literally “electric stone”), and Japanese 電石(エレクトレット) (erekutoretto, “electret”). * For the sense of gemstone and agate, compare to Baba Malay batu (“gem”, literally “stone”) and Japanese 石(せき) (seki, counter for gemstones). * Semantic loan from Simalungun Batak [Term?] (“customary money”) * Semantic loan from Malay (Jambi) [Term?] (“divorce money”)

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