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buai.

swing (the manner in which something is swung)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbuai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.ai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. swing (the manner in which something is swung)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay buai, from Proto-Malayic *buhay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”).

verb/ˈbuai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.ai̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to swing, cradle

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay buai, from Proto-Malayic *buhay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqay, a variant of *bui (“to swing”).

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