buayé
Musi
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Old Javanese bwaya (“crocodile”). Cognate with Betawi buaye.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbuayé
- crocodile (reptile)
- (figurative, slang) ellipsis of buayé dilo (“playboy, womanizer”).
Learned borrowing from Old Javanese bwaya (“crocodile”). Cognate with Betawi buaye.
buayé