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buas.

wild, savage

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbuas/

  1. wild, savage

    binatang buas

  2. cruel, fierce

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay buas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buas. Compare Acehnese buëh.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.