buta huruf
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of buta (“blind”) + huruf (“letter”), calque of Chinese 文盲 (“illiteracy”, literally “writing blind”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
- illiteracy, illiterate
- Synonym: tunaaksara
Alternative forms edit
- boeta hoeroef (superseded)
Further reading edit
- “buta huruf” 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.