buang badan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of buang (“to throw away”) +‎ badan (“body”), literally “to throw away a body”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.aŋ ˈba.dan/

Verb

buang badan

1. (intransitive) to save oneself

Further reading

• “buang badan” 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.