buatan

Indonesian

Etymology

buat (“to make”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /buˈatan/ [buˈa.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: bu‧a‧tan

Noun

buatan

1. creation
2. (uncommon) making (the process of making)

Adjective

buatan

1. (of creation) own

   Ini poster buatan kami, pak.

   This is our own poster, sir.

2. artificial; synthetic

   perisa buatan ― artificial flavor

Derived terms

• buatan tangan (“handmade, handmade creation”)