butung
See also: Butung
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
butung (Jawi spelling بوتوڠ, plural butung-butung, informal 1st possessive butungku, 2nd possessive butungmu, 3rd possessive butungnya)
- sea poison tree (Barringtonia asiatica)
- Synonyms: putat laut, pertun
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: butun
Further reading edit
- “butung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.