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busa.

foam

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/bu.sa/
  1. foam

Where this word comes from

From Malay busa, from Proto-Malayic (compare Malay busa), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian vuso).

verb/bu.sa/
  1. base-imperative-colloquial of membusa (“to blow; to pant, to gasp”)

Where this word comes from

From Minangkabau [Term?].

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.