butir

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin būtȳrum < Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Noun

butir m

  1. butter

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay butir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butir.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbutir/ [ˈbu.t̪ɪr]
  • Rhymes: -utir
  • Syllabification: bu‧tir

Noun

butir (plural butir-butir)

  1. particle, grain, seed
  2. data, fact, detail, point, item
    Synonym: perincian

Derived terms

Classifier

butir

  1. classifier for small round objects

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butir.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈbute(r)/ [ˈbu.t̪e(r)]
    • Rhymes: -ute(r), -te(r), -e(r)
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbutir/ [ˈbu.t̪ir]
    • Rhymes: -utir, -tir, -ir
  • Hyphenation: bu‧tir

Noun

butir (Jawi spelling بوتير, plural butir-butir)

  1. particle, grain, seed
  2. data, fact, detail, point, item
    Synonym: perincian

Derived terms

Affixations
  • berbutir
  • berbutir-butir
  • butiran
  • dibutir
  • dibutirkan
  • membutir
  • membutirkan
  • pembutiran

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: butir (inherited)

Classifier

butir (Jawi spelling بوتير, singular sebutir)

  1. numeral coefficient for small round objects

Further reading

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian butiru, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈtiːr/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

butir m

  1. butter
    Synonym: semen (semel)

Derived terms

  • butiriera (butter dish)