butung

See also: Butung

Malay

Alternative forms

• butun, buntun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /butun/
• Rhymes: -utun, -tun, -un
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈbu.tʊŋ, -toŋ, -to̞ŋ]

Noun

butung (Jawi spelling بوتوڠ, plural butung-butung, informal 1st possessive butungku, 2nd possessive butungmu, 3rd possessive butungnya)

1. sea poison tree (Barringtonia asiatica)

   Synonyms: putat laut, pertun

Descendants

• Indonesian: butun

Further reading

• “butung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.