gabut

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabut. Compare Tetum abut.

Verb

gabut

  1. to pull out, to extract, to uproot

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of gaji (“salary, wage”) +‎ buta (“blind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡabʊt̪̚]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧but

Adjective

gabut

  1. synonym of gaji buta
  2. (slang, by extension) of a person: have nothing to do; idle
    Synonym: magabut
    Daripada gabut, mending gua edit aja Wiktionary.
    Rather than having nothing to do, I'll just edit pages in Wiktionary instead.
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