buang sirih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of buang (“to throw away”) +‎ sirih (“betel”), literally “to throw away a betel”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.aŋ ˈsi.rɪh/

Verb

buang sirih

1. (intransitive) to exclude someone from a kinship group
2. (intransitive) to consider someone no longer a relative

Further reading

• “buang sirih” 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.