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