butuh

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.tuh/
• Rhymes: -utuh
• Hyphenation: bu‧tuh

Noun

butuh (Balinese script ᬩᬸᬢᬸᬄ)

1. testicle, scrotum

Further reading

• “butuh”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.tʊh/

Noun

butuh

1. penis

Derived terms

• butuh dilah
• butuh kisar
• butuh manyi

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• boetoeh (1901–1947)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbutuh/ [ˈbu.t̪ʊh]
• Rhymes: -utuh
• Syllabification: bu‧tuh

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ (butuh) (either via Sundanese butuh or directly).

Verb

butuh

1. to need

   Synonym: perlu

   Aku butuh kamu. ― I need you.

   • 2018 November 1, “Lulusan Teknik Butuh Sertifikat Insinyur [Engineering Graduates Need Engineer Certificate]”, in Suara Merdeka‎^[1], archived from the original on 4 December 2018:

     Bagus Irawan menambahkan di era serbacanggih ini lulusan teknik memang butuh memperkuat keahlian. Sebab, zaman sudah jauh berubah yang ditandai kehadiran aplikasi robotik, kecerdasan buatan, otomatisasi program digital hingga teknologi data.

     Bagus Irawan added that in this sophisticated era, engineering graduates really need to strengthen their expertise. This is because times have changed a lot, marked by the presence of robotic applications, artificial intelligence, digital program automation to data technology.

Usage notes

Use tend to be among speakers in areas where Javanese is also spoken as a home language e.g. in Jogjakarta; avoided by Malay Indonesians in Sumatra and Riau Islands and Banjarese in Kalimantan who have the knowledge of the other meaning of butuh in their home Malay dialects and Banjarese, see etymology 2.

Derived terms

• berkebutuhan (“having a need, in need”)
• kebutuhan (“need”)
• keterbutuhan
• membutuhi (“to need”)
• membutuhkan (“to need”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay butuh, from Proto-Malayic *butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (“testicle”), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq.

Noun

butuh (plural butuh-butuh)

1. (vulgar, now dialectal) penis

   Synonym: kontol

Further reading

• “butuh”, 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

Anagrams

• tubuh

Javanese

Romanization

butuh

1. romanization of ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ

Kambera

Verb

butuh

1. (transitive) to pull out

References

• Marian Klamer (1998), A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 199

Malay

Alternative forms

• butoh (Sambas, colloquial Malaysia)
• buto, uto (clipping, colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *butuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq, from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbutoh/ [ˈbu.t̪oh]
  • Rhymes: -utoh, -toh, -oh
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈbutuh/ [ˈbu.t̪uh]
  • Rhymes: -utuh, -tuh, -uh
• Hyphenation: bu‧tuh

Noun

butuh (Jawi spelling بوتوه, plural butuh-butuh or butuh²)

1. (vulgar) penis

   Synonyms: kotek, konek, pelir, zakar

   • [2006 February 24, Badruddin Othman, “Bimbang penggunaan bahasa Melayu terhakis [Worried usage of Malay language is eroded]”, in Utusan Malaysia‎^[2], archived from the original on 4 December 2018:

     Dalam rancangan Eksotika Malaysia keluaran Astro misalnya, sudah dua kali saya mendengar perkataan butuh atau membutuhkan digunakan untuk membawa maksud 'memerlukan' seperti yang digunakan di Indonesia, walhal di Malaysia ia sering digunakan untuk maksud 'alat kelamin lelaki'.

     In the Exotic Malaysia television program produced by Astro for example, I have twice heard the word "butuh" or "membutuhkan" used for the meaning 'to need' as used in Indonesia, whereas in Malaysia the term is often used for the meaning 'male genitalia'.]

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in butuh in Etymology 1.

Derived terms

Compounds

• kepala butuh

Descendants

• > Indonesian: butuh (inherited)

Further reading

• “butuh”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Anagrams

• tubuh

Sundanese

Etymology

Cognate with Javanese ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ (butuh), Indonesian butuh, Old Javanese butuh (“in trouble, in difficulties, embarrassed”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

butuh (Sundanese script ᮘᮥᮒᮥᮂ)

1. to need