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bulus.

to pierce; to penetrate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbulus/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.lʊs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to pierce; to penetrate

    dialectal · transitive

  2. to be struck by a blow

    dialectal · intransitive
noun/ˈbulus/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.lʊs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. Asiatic softshell turtle, black-rayed softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea)

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦱ꧀ (bulus).

adj/ˈbulus/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.lʊs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. bald; bare

    dialectal

  2. childless

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Malay bolos.

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