butir

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin būtȳrum < Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Noun

butir m

1. butter

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay butir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butir.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbutir/ [ˈbu.t̪ɪr]
• Rhymes: -utir
• Syllabification: bu‧tir

Noun

butir (plural butir-butir)

1. particle, grain, seed
2. data, fact, detail, point, item

   Synonym: perincian

Derived terms

• berbutir
• berbutir-butir
• butiran
• membutir
• membutirkan
• pembutiran

Classifier

butir

1. classifier for small round objects

Further reading

• “butir”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butir.

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbute(r)/ [ˈbu.t̪e(r)]
  • Rhymes: -ute(r), -te(r), -e(r)

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbutir/ [ˈbu.t̪ir]
  • Rhymes: -utir, -tir, -ir
• Hyphenation: bu‧tir

Noun

butir (Jawi spelling بوتير, plural butir-butir or butir²)

1. particle, grain, seed
2. data, fact, detail, point, item

   Synonym: perincian

Derived terms

Affixations

• berbutir
• berbutir-butir
• butiran
• dibutir
• dibutirkan
• membutir
• membutirkan
• pembutiran

Descendants

• > Indonesian: butir (inherited)

Classifier

butir (Jawi spelling بوتير, singular sebutir)

1. numeral coefficient for small round objects

Further reading

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

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian butiru, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈtiːr/

• Audio (Gozo):

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• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

butir m

1. butter

   Synonym: semen (semel)

Derived terms

• butiriera (“butter dish”)