usus buntu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of usus +‎ buntu, calque of Dutch blindedarm (“caecum”, literally “blind intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈusʊs ˈbʊntu]

Noun

usus buntu (first-person possessive usus buntuku, second-person possessive usus buntumu, third-person possessive usus buntunya)

1. caecum: a cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.

   Synonym: sekum

2. vermiform appendix: an organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum, without a known function.

   Synonyms: apendiks, umbai cacing

Further reading

• “usus buntu” 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.