botang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese botão (“button”). Cognate with Japanese ボタン (botan, “button”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbo.taŋ]
Hyphenation: bo‧tang

Noun

botang (first-person possessive botangku, second-person possessive botangmu, third-person possessive botangnya)

(archaic) button, knob or small disc serving as a fastener.
Synonym: kancing

Further reading

“botang” 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.

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