busuk

From Malay busuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuk (“decayed, rotten, putrid; stinking”). Cognate with Javanese bosok.

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busuk

1. rotten, spoiled
2. low, corrupt

   Synonyms: buruk, jelek

   Antonym: menyenangkan

• “busuk” 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.
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *busuk

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *busuk (“decayed, rotten, putrid; stinking”). Cognate with Javanese bosok.

• IPA^(key): /busuk/, [busoʔ]
• Rhymes: -uk

busuk (Jawi spelling بوسوق)

1. having a bad smell; smelly

   Synonym: berbau

   Antonyms: sedap, wangi

2. bad, immoral, evil

   Synonyms: dengki, khianat, jahat

   Antonym: baik

• “busuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*busuk”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• IPA^(key): /bu.ˈsuk/, [bu.ˈsok]

busuk

1. drunk