bubut

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butbut, from Proto-Austronesian *buCbuC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bubut/
• Rhymes: -ubut, -but, -ut
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈbu.bʊt, -bot, -bo̞t]

Verb

bubut (Jawi spelling بوبوت)

1. to pull out (hair, grass, beard, etc.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembubut [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembubutan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• bubutan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• membubut [agent focus] (meN-)
• dibubut [patient focus] (di-)
• terbubut [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bubut

Further reading

• “bubut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tiruray

Noun

bubut

1. (anatomy) buttocks