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Webster 1913 Edition
Buat
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Bu′at
,Noun.
[Scot., of uncertain origin.]
A lantern; also, the moon.
[Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
Definition 2024
buat
buat
English
Alternative forms
Noun
buat (plural buats)
- (Scotland) A lantern.
- (Scotland) The moon.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *buat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buhat.
Alternative forms
- boat (1701 by Thomas Bowrey)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buat/
- Rhymes: -uat, -wat, -at
Verb
buat (used in the form membuat, and berbuat)
- to do (perform, execute)