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buruk.

bad

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈburuʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.rʊʔ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. bad

  2. evil

  3. synonym of busuk (“rotten”)

    uncommon

  4. synonym of jelek (“ugly”)

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Malay buruk, from Proto-Malayic *buruk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (“rotten; bad character”).

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