ꦧꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese wuntu (“full, blocked, clogged; filling completely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊn.tu/
• Rhymes: -tu
• Hyphenation: bun‧tu

Noun

ꦧꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ (buntu)

1. stopped; clogged; blocked.
2. deadlocked.
3. stumped

Alternative forms

• ꦮꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ (wuntu) (archaic)

Further reading

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