botoh

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴꦃ (botoh, “croupier, gambler”), from Old Javanese botoh (“gambler; to bet, to wager”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbotoh/ [ˈbo.t̪oh]
• Rhymes: -otoh
• Syllabification: bo‧toh

Noun

botoh (plural botoh-botoh)

1. gambler.

   Synonym: pejudi

2. arbiter, referee

   Synonyms: pelerai, wasit

Further reading

• “botoh” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

botoh

1. Romanization of ꦧꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴꦃ

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

• bobotoh

Etymology

toh (“pledge, stake”) +‎ *ba-.

Verb

botoh

1. to bet
2. to wager

Noun

botoh

1. gambler

Related terms

• toh

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦧꦺꦴꦠꦺꦴꦃ (botoh) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: botoh
• >? Javanese: ꦧꦸꦠꦸꦃ (butuh) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• "botoh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Simalungun Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *bətəh.

Verb

botoh

1. to know

References

• Zufri Hidayat with Anharuddin Hatasuhut, Chairani Nasution, Sri Asrianti, and Juliana (2015) Kamus Bahasa Simalungun–Indonesia, 2nd edition, Medan: Balai Bahasa Provinsi Sumatera Utara, page 33.