badut

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay badut, ultimately borrowed from Sundanese badud or Javanese badhud.

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Noun

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badut

  1. clown:
    1. A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig
    2. A person who acts in a silly fashion.
    3. A stupid or badly-behaved person.
  2. (colloquial) jester (a person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court)
    Synonym: alan-alan

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Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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badut

  1. clothes; blouse; upper garment

Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sundanese badud or Javanese badhud.

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Noun

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badut (Jawi spelling بادوت, plural badut-badut, informal 1st possessive badutku, 2nd possessive badutmu, 3rd possessive badutnya)

  1. clown
  2. jester

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