botol

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbotol/ [ˈbo.t̪ɔl]
• Rhymes: -otol
• Syllabification: bo‧tol

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay botol, from English bottle, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French boteille, from *Vulgar Latin botticula.

Noun

botol (plural botol-botol)

1. bottle (container used for holding liquids)

   Synonym: jebul

Derived terms

• pembotolan

• botol anggur
• botol infus
• botol labu
• botol vakum

Etymology 2

Blend of bodoh (“stupid”) +‎ tolol.

Adjective

botol (comparative lebih botol, superlative paling botol)

1. (slang) stupid, foolish, moronic

Further reading

• “botol”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• butul (Brunei)

Etymology

Borrowed from English bottle, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French boteille, from *Vulgar Latin botticula.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbotol/ [ˈbo.t̪ol]
• Rhymes: -otol, -tol, -ol

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

botol (Jawi spelling بوتول, plural botol-botol or botol²)

1. bottle (container used for holding liquids)

   Synonym: jebul

Descendants

• → Hokkien: 帽突 (bō-tu̍t), 瓿瓵 (bo̍t-toi)
• > Indonesian: botol (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “بوتل bottol”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 63
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “بوتل botol”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 125
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “botol”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 154

Further reading

• "botol" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "botol" at PRPM first version)

Pijin

Alternative forms

• botele

Etymology

From English bottle. Cognate with Bislama botel and Tok Pisin botol.

Noun

botol

1. bottle (container)

   Hem sekem botol nogud, mekem evri wata lus.

   S/he shook the bottle so hard that all the water spilled.

References

• Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “botol”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 27

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bottle. Cognate with Bislama botel and Pijin botol.

Noun

botol

1. bottle

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 12