kutu buku
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom kutu (“louse”) + buku (“book”), probably calque from Chinese 書蟲/书虫 (shūchóng, “bookworm”, literally “book + insect/bug”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSynonyms
edit- ulat buku (Standard Malay)
Further reading
edit- “kutu buku” 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.
Malay
editNoun
edit- (figuratively) Synonym of ulat buku