buto

See also: Buto

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbu.toʔ]
• Hyphenation: bu‧to

Noun

butò (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. (anatomy) penis

   Synonyms: pikoy, pisot

See also

• lamugto

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbu.t̪oʔ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)). First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

The first sense is displaced by itlog in most dialects. Compare Hiligaynon buto, Kapampangan butu (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”).

Noun

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. (vulgar) female genitalia

   Synonym: bilat

2. (dialectal) testicle; testicles

   Synonym: lagay

Etymology 2

Verb

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. to explode
2. to erupt

Noun

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. explosion
2. eruption

Adjective

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. blown out; deflated

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:buto.

Anagrams

• buot, tubo, tuob

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

Noun

buto

1. (anatomy) penis

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

Noun

buto

1. (anatomy) penis

Japanese

Romanization

buto

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶと

Ladino

Noun

buto m (Latin spelling)

1. objective

Latin

Alternative forms

• butunus

Noun

butō m (genitive butōnis); third declension

1. (New Latin) a button

   Synonyms: globulus vestiarius, nodulus vestiarius

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	butō	butōnēs
Genitive	butōnis	butōnum
Dative	butōnī	butōnibus
Accusative	butōnem	butōnēs
Ablative	butōne	butōnibus
Vocative	butō	butōnēs

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “boto”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.tɔ/
• Rhymes: -utɔ
• Syllabification: bu‧to
• Homophone: Buto

Noun

buto f

1. vocative singular of buta

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butəqul with elision of /l/.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˈto/ [bʊˈt̪o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: bu‧to

Noun

butó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. bone
2. seed (of fruits, etc.)

   Synonyms: binhi, butil

3. palm leaf rib

   Synonym: tadyang

4. skeleton

   Synonym: kalansay

Alternative forms

• bot-o — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• but-o — dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog

Derived terms

• buto't balat
• butuhan
• butumbuol
• lambot ng buto
• litaw ang buto
• mabuto
• malambot ang buto
• matigas ang buto
• tigas ng buto

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), and Kapampangan butu (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbuː.t̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -utoʔ
• Syllabification: bu‧to

Noun

butò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. wooden peg or pin for securing latches

   Synonyms: tarugo, talasok

2. (anatomy, uncommon) penis

   Synonyms: titi, utin

Further reading

• “buto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*butequl”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buCuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• tubo, buot

Venetian

Noun

buto m (plural buti)

1. bud; shoot

Related terms

• butar