butang

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧tang
• IPA^(key): /buˈtaŋ/ [bʊˈt̪aŋ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bisayan *butaŋ. Compare Hiligaynon butang, Waray-Waray butang.

Noun

butang

1. that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept
2. a possession; something that is owned
3. an individual object or distinct entity

Verb

butang

1. to put something down
2. to place; to put (an object or person) in a specific location

Derived terms

• kabtangan
• butangi
• butangi katutoy

Etymology 2

From the verb. Compare butangan.

Noun

butang

1. a beating; the action by which someone is beaten

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:butang.

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈtaŋ/

Noun

butang

1. item, matter, stuff, thing
2. place

Usage notes

This word is used for anything that exists as well as anything that is perceived to exist.

Verb

butang

1. to place an object, usually on a surface

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /butea̯ŋ/

Verb

butang

1. to commit adultery

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay butang, from Portuguese botão. Doublet of botang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbutaŋ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧tang

Noun

butang (plural butang-butang)

1. button: a knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener

Further reading

• “butang”, 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

Borrowed from Portuguese botão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbutaŋ/ [ˈbu.t̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -utaŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: bu‧tang

Noun

butang (Jawi spelling بوتڠ, plural butang-butang or butang²)

1. button
   1. knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener of clothes

      Synonym: kancing

   2. mechanical device to press with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.

      Synonyms: punat, tombol

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “بوتڠ boetang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 63
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “بوتڠ butang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 125
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “butang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 172

Further reading

• "butang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈtaŋ/ [bʊˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: bu‧tang

Etymology 1

From Cebuano butang (“to place”). Compare butangan.

Noun

butáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜅ᜔)

1. act of beating or hitting a person mercilessly (as of a thug)

Derived terms

• butangan
• butangero

Related terms

• bugbog
• gulpi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cebuano butang (“thing”).

Noun

butáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜅ᜔) (physics, neologism)

1. matter

   Synonym: materya

References

• Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Yagara

Noun

butang

1. alternative form of budang

References

• Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.