buang-buang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of buang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bu.aŋˈbu.aŋ/

Verb

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

(transitive) to throw away repeatedly
(transitive) to waste

Further reading

“buang-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.
“membuang-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.

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