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kentut.

fart, flatus

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/kənˈtut/Standard-Indonesian[kən̪ˈt̪ʊt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. fart, flatus

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kentut, from Proto-Malayic *kəntut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətut, from Proto-Austronesian *qətut. The initial k- for *h- is unexpected. According to the Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, the form may have been derived via *ka-qətut > *ka-hətut > kəntut, however the loss of *h is unexplained.

verb/kənˈtut/Standard-Indonesian[kən̪ˈt̪ʊt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to fart

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kentut, from Proto-Malayic *kəntut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətut, from Proto-Austronesian *qətut. The initial k- for *h- is unexpected. According to the Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, the form may have been derived via *ka-qətut > *ka-hətut > kəntut, however the loss of *h is unexplained.

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