busuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay busuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuk (“decayed, rotten, putrid; stinking”). Cognate with Javanese bosok.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbusuk/ [ˈbu.sʊk̚]

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• Rhymes: -usuk
• Syllabification: bu‧suk

Adjective

busuk (comparative lebih busuk, superlative paling busuk)

1. rotten, spoiled

   Synonym: berak

2. low, corrupt

   Synonyms: buruk, hina, jelek, rusak

   Antonyms: mengasyikkan, menyenangkan

Further reading

• “busuk”, 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
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*busuk”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuk (“decayed, rotten, putrid; stinking”). Cognate with Javanese bosok.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Standard Literary, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbusuk/ [ˈbu.suʔ]
• Rhymes: -usuʔ, -suʔ, -uʔ
• Hyphenation: bu‧suk

Adjective

busuk (Jawi spelling بوسوق, comparative lebih busuk, superlative paling busuk)

1. having a bad smell; smelly

   Synonym: berbau

   Antonyms: sedap, wangi

2. bad, immoral, evil

   Synonyms: dengki, khianat, jahat

   Antonym: baik

Derived terms

Affixations

• busuk-busuk
• busukkan
• dibusukkan
• kebusukan
• membusuk
• membusukkan
• pembusukan
• terbusuk

Compounds

• busuk budi
• busuk hati
• busuk mulut
• kutu busuk

Descendants

• > Indonesian: busuk (inherited)

Further reading

• "busuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*busuk”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ˈsuk/, [bu.ˈsok]

Adjective

busuk

1. drunk