"butuh" meaning in Malay

See butuh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bu.toh/ [Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga], /bu.tʊh/ [Baku] Forms: بوتوه [Jawi], butuh-butuh [plural], butuhku [first-person, informal, possessive], butuhmu [possessive, second-person], butuhnya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -utoh, -toh, -oh, -uh Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*butuh}} Proto-Malayic *butuh, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*butuq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*buCuq}} Proto-Austronesian *buCuq Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=بوتوه}} butuh (Jawi spelling بوتوه, plural butuh-butuh, informal 1st possessive butuhku, 2nd possessive butuhmu, 3rd possessive butuhnya)
  1. (vulgar) penis Tags: vulgar Synonyms: pelir, kotek, konek, zakar [formal], uto [colloquial], buto [colloquial] Synonyms (Sambas): butoh [Malaysia, colloquial]
    Sense id: en-butuh-ms-noun-9pUtbu9V Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "form": "butuhku",
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        "informal",
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        {
          "english": "In the Exotic Malaysia television program produced by Astro for example, I have twice heard the word \"butuh\" or \"membutuhkan\" used for the meaning 'to need' as used in Indonesia, whereas in Malaysia the term is often used for the meaning 'male genitalia'.]",
          "ref": "[2006 February 24, Badruddin Othman, “Bimbang penggunaan bahasa Melayu terhakis [Worried usage of Malay language is eroded]”, in Utusan Malaysia, archived from the original on 2018-12-04",
          "text": "Dalam rancangan Eksotika Malaysia keluaran Astro misalnya, sudah dua kali saya mendengar perkataan butuh atau membutuhkan digunakan untuk membawa maksud 'memerlukan' seperti yang digunakan di Indonesia, walhal di Malaysia ia sering digunakan untuk maksud 'alat kelamin lelaki'.",
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        "(vulgar) penis"
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          "word": "zakar"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
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          "word": "uto"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "buto"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Sambas",
          "tags": [
            "Malaysia",
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "butoh"
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/bu.tʊh/",
      "tags": [
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        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
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        "Rhymes:Malay/oh",
        "Rhymes:Malay/toh",
        "Rhymes:Malay/uh",
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        "Rhymes:Malay/utoh"
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          "ref": "[2006 February 24, Badruddin Othman, “Bimbang penggunaan bahasa Melayu terhakis [Worried usage of Malay language is eroded]”, in Utusan Malaysia, archived from the original on 2018-12-04",
          "text": "Dalam rancangan Eksotika Malaysia keluaran Astro misalnya, sudah dua kali saya mendengar perkataan butuh atau membutuhkan digunakan untuk membawa maksud 'memerlukan' seperti yang digunakan di Indonesia, walhal di Malaysia ia sering digunakan untuk maksud 'alat kelamin lelaki'.",
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        "(vulgar) penis"
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      "tags": [
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        "Riau-Lingga"
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      "ipa": "/bu.tʊh/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-utoh"
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      "word": "pelir"
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    {
      "word": "kotek"
    },
    {
      "word": "konek"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "zakar"
    },
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      "sense": "Sambas",
      "tags": [
        "Malaysia",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "butoh"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
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      "word": "uto"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "buto"
    }
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}

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