burit

See also: бурит and бурить

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧rit

Noun

burit

1. braggadocio; empty boasting

Verb

burit

1. to boast, to brag
2. to talk loudly in praise of oneself

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈburit/ [ˈbu.rɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -urit
• Syllabification: bu‧rit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay burit.

Noun

burit (plural burit-burit)

1. back (that which is farthest away from the front)

   Synonym: belakang

2. back (the rear of the body)

   Synonym: punggung

3. tail

   Synonym: buntut

4. anus

   Synonym: dubur

Derived terms

• buritan
• memburit

Related terms

• mengabuburit
• ngabuburit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tunjung [Term?].

Noun

burit (plural burit-burit)

1. the location of the money in the gambling game is right in front of the dealer

Further reading

• “burit”, 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

Etymology

Compare with Banjarese burit (“buttocks”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈburit/ [ˈbu.rit̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -urit

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈburet/ [ˈbu.ret̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -uret
• Hyphenation: bu‧rit

Noun

burit (plural burit-burit or burit²)

1. (vulgar) buttocks
2. (vulgar) anus
3. (Kedah, Perak, vulgar) vagina

Descendants

• > Indonesian: burit (inherited)

Sundanese

Noun

burit (Sundanese spelling ᮘᮥᮛᮤᮒ᮪)

1. evening; dusk

Usage notes

• This word is an example of a false friend between Banjarese and Sundanese. Since the term 'ngabuburit' gained popularity in the 1990s and was adopted into Indonesian, some Banjarese speakers might confuse the Sundanese root "burit" with the Banjarese burit (“buttock”).

Derived terms

• ngabuburit

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
• "burit" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

Swedish

Verb

burit

1. supine of bära