kutu buku
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kutu (“louse”) + buku (“book”), probably calque of Chinese 書蟲／书虫 (shūchóng, “bookworm”, literally “book + insect/bug”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- ulat buku (Standard Malay)
Further reading
[edit]- “kutu buku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (figuratively) Synonym of ulat buku