buntu

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbuntu/ [ˈbun̪.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -untu
• Syllabification: bun‧tu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay buntu, from Javanese [Term?].

Verb

buntu

1. to be closed
2. to be clogged

Adjective

buntu (comparative lebih buntu, superlative paling buntu)

1. blocked, clogged
2. deadlocked

Derived terms

• buntuan
• dibuntukan
• kebuntuan
• membuntukan
• pembuntuan

• buntu modal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Totoli [Term?]

Noun

buntu (plural buntu-buntu)

1. first step (of ladder) [since 2024]

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Bekati' [Term?]

Noun

buntu (plural buntu-buntu)

1. intranatal (intrapartum) death [since 2024]

Further reading

• “buntu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

buntu

1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ