buset

Borrowed from Betawi busèt (“damn”), from Javanese ꦧꦸꦱꦺꦠ꧀ (busèt), from Old Javanese busyat, boset, buset (“a kind of monkey”). Doublet of monyet (“monkey”).

buset

1. (colloquial, vulgar) used to express surprise, frustration, or disappointment; damn

• “buset” 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.

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦸꦱꦺꦠ꧀ (busèt), from Old Javanese busyat, boset, buset (“a kind of monkey”).

buset (Jawi spelling بوسيت, plural buset-buset)

1. (Java) monkey

• “buset” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

buset

1. present of busette

buset

1. definite singular of bus