buta huruf
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of buta (“blind”) + huruf (“letter”), calque of Chinese 文盲 (“illiteracy”, literally “writing blind”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
- illiteracy, illiterate
- Synonym: tunaaksara
Alternative forms[edit]
- boeta hoeroef (superseded)
Further reading[edit]
- “buta huruf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.