terbuang-buang
Indonesian
Etymology
From ter- + buang-buang.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tərˌbuaŋ ˈbuaŋ/ [t̪ərˌbu.aŋ ˈbu.aŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: ter‧bu‧ang-bu‧ang
Adjective
têrbuang-buang (comparative lebih terbuang-buang, superlative paling terbuang-buang)
- thrown away repeatedly
- wasted
Further reading
- “terbuang-buang” 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.