badut
Pronunciation: /ˈbadut/
“badut” is an Indonesian word. Its 4 meanings in English:
noun
- a slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig
- a person who acts in a silly fashion
- a stupid or badly-behaved person
- jester (a person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court)
Etymology
Inherited from Malay badut, ultimately borrowed from Sundanese badud or Javanese badhud, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *baðu.
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