ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, there are some possibility.

• from Old Javanese wutuh (“whole, intact”).
• from Old Javanese butuh (“in trouble, in difficulties, embarrassed”) (compare to Javanese ꦲꦸꦛꦸꦃ (uthuh, “to persist; shameless, brazen, to have a nerve”), Old Javanese tutuh (“blame, reproof, reprimand, reproach”)).
• from Old Javanese botoh (“to bet, wager; gambler”), toh (“stake”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ (butuh)

1. to need

   ꦲꦏꦸꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃꦏꦺꦴꦮꦺ꧉ ― Aku butuh kowe. ― I need you.

Derived terms

• ꦏꦧꦸꦠꦸꦲꦤ꧀ (kabutuhan)
• ꦏꦼꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ (kebutuh)
• ꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦲꦏꦺ (mbutuhaké)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: butuh
• → Sundanese: ᮘᮥᮒᮥᮂ (butuh)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “butuh”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN