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buta

Pronunciation: /ˈbuta/

“buta” is an Indonesian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. unable to see, or only partially able to see
  2. fail to recognize, acknowledge or perceive
  3. without any prior knowledge

noun

  1. giant
  2. monster
  3. Woisakan floral motifs on cloth, baskets, or house carvings

Etymology

Inherited from Malay buta (“blind”), from Proto-Malayic *butaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buta, from Proto-Austronesian *buCa.

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