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bui.

buoy

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbui̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbui̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. buoy

  2. prison

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Dutch boei (“buoy, shackle”), from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie (“fetter, chain, clog”), from Latin boia (“(leather) collar, band, fetter”).

noun/ˈbui̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbui̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a small, long drum, made from a wooden stick with deer skin attached to the end, played in the lego-lego dance.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Kaera [Term?].

noun/ˈbui̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbui̯]Standard-Indonesian
  1. gecko dropping (feces)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Kalimantan).

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