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bubut.

lathe

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbubut/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.bʊt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. lathe

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦸꦧꦸꦠ꧀ (bubut).

verb/ˈbubut/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.bʊt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to pluck, to pull out, to extract

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bubut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butbut, from Proto-Austronesian *buCbuC (“pull up, pluck”).

noun/ˈbubut/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.bʊt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. stay; brace

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bubut (“throat halyard”).

verb/ˈbubut/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.bʊt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to operate a lathe

  2. to shape with a lathe

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦸꦧꦸꦠ꧀ (bubut).

noun/ˈbubut/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.bʊt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. coucal (any bird of the genus Centropus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bubut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butbut (“owl”).

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