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buaya.

crocodile (reptile)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/buˈaja/Standard-Indonesian[buˈa.ja]Standard-Indonesian

  1. crocodile (reptile)

  2. bad guy, scoundrel

    figuratively · slang

  3. ellipsis of buaya darat (“playboy, womanizer”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · figuratively · slang

  4. police

    figuratively · slang
Where this word comes from

From Malay buaya, from Proto-Malayic *buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

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