buto

See also: Buto

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbu.t̪oʔ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Central Bikol buto (“penis”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)). First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

The first sense is displaced by itlog in most dialects. Compare Hiligaynon buto, Kapampangan butu (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”).

Noun

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. (vulgar) female genitalia

   Synonym: bilat

2. (dialectal) testicle; testicles

   Synonym: lagay

Etymology 2

Verb

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. to explode
2. to erupt

Noun

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. explosion
2. eruption

Adjective

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. blown out; deflated

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:buto.

Anagrams

• buot, tubo, tuob

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbu.toʔ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧to

Noun

butò (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. (anatomy) penis

   Synonyms: pikoy, pisot

See also

• lamugto

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Central Bikol buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

Noun

buto

1. (anatomy) penis

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Central Bikol buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

Noun

buto

1. (anatomy) penis

Japanese

Romanization

buto

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶと

Kongo

Noun

buto

1. button

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from French but.

Noun

buto m

1. objective

Latin

Alternative forms

• butunus

Noun

butō m (genitive butōnis); third declension

1. (New Latin) a button

   Synonyms: globulus vestiarius, nodulus vestiarius

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	butō	butōnēs
genitive	butōnis	butōnum
dative	butōnī	butōnibus
accusative	butōnem	butōnēs
ablative	butōne	butōnibus
vocative	butō	butōnēs

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “boto”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouton.

Noun

buto

1. button

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *buto (“penis, scrotum”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (“testicle of animals; castrate animals”), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (“testicles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuto/, [ˈɓu.t̪ʰɔ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧to

Noun

buto (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨈᨚ or 𑻤𑻴𑻦𑻶, definite butoa, 3rd person possessive butona)

1. scrotum

   Synonym: bereʼ

2. the sack of a fishing net
3. the hindmost compartment of a large bamboo fish trap (bila)

   Butona bilaya

   The hindmost compartment of a large bamboo fish trap.

4. the eye of a needle
5. (figurative) the core, main part, or driving force of an affair or feast; a person who gives support

   Antaʼgalaki butona jalaya

   To take charge of the sack of the net.

   Antaʼgalaki butona gauka

   To be the driving force of / to take charge of the event.

Interjection

buto

1. (vulgar, slang, often suffixed with -nu) bollocks; my foot (used to express disbelief or incredulity)

   Buto, punna nasareko

   Bollocks, if I believe he will give you anything.

   Butonu angkana ikau lassauruki

   Your scrotum (my foot), thinking you will win against him.

Affixations

• butoang
• butòi
• nibuto

Compounds

• buto kambing
• buto karambu
• buto panambe
• lisereʼ buto

Further reading

• A. A. Cense (2024), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎^[2], Brill, →DOI

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.tɔ/
• Rhymes: -utɔ
• Syllabification: bu‧to
• Homophone: Buto

Noun

buto f

1. vocative singular of buta

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butəqul (“hard seed, knot”), with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano botol, Botolan Sambal bot-o, Sambali botol, Kapampangan butul, Hanunoo but-ol. Doublet of butol.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈto/ [bʊˈt̪o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: bu‧to

Noun

butó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. bone
2. seed (of fruits, etc.)

   Synonyms: binhi, butil

3. palm leaf rib

   Synonym: tadyang

4. skeleton

   Synonym: kalansay

Alternative forms

• bot-o — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• but-o — dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog

Derived terms

• buthuan
• buto't balat
• butuan
• butuhan
• butumbuol
• kabuto
• lambot ng buto
• litaw ang buto
• mabuto
• malambot ang buto
• matigas ang buto
• tigas ng buto

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Central Bikol buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), and Kapampangan butu (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbuː.t̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -utoʔ
• Syllabification: bu‧to

Noun

butò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. wooden peg or pin for securing latches

   Synonyms: tarugo, talasok

2. (anatomy, uncommon) penis

   Synonyms: titi, uten

Further reading

• “buto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*butequl”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buCuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• tubo, buot

Venetan

Noun

buto m (plural buti)

1. bud; shoot

Related terms

• butar