buang-buang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of buang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbuaŋ ˈbuaŋ/ [ˌbu.aŋ ˈbu.aŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: bu‧ang-bu‧ang

Verb

buang-buang (active membuang-buang, passive dibuang-buang)

  1. (transitive) to throw away repeatedly
  2. (transitive) to waste
    Synonyms: mubazir, memubaziri, memubazirkan

Further reading

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