terbuang-buang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kebuang-buang (informal)

Etymology

Affixation of ter- +‎ buang-buang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tər.bu.aŋˈbu.aŋ/

Adjective

terbuang-buang

1. wasted

Verb

terbuang-buang

1. perfective passive of buang-buang (“to have been thrown away repeatedly; to have been wasted”)

Further reading

• “terbuang-buang” 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.