buatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed buat (“to make”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /buˈatan/ [buˈa.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: bu‧a‧tan

Noun

buatan

1. creation
2. (uncommon) making (the process of making)
3. artefact

Adjective

buatan

1. (of creation) own

   Ini poster buatan kami, pak.

   This is our own poster, sir.

2. artificial; synthetic

   perisa buatan ― artificial flavor

Derived terms

• buatan manusia
• buatan pabrik
• buatan tangan

Further reading

• “buatan” 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.