# buto
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbu.toʔ]
* Hyphenation: bu‧to

### Noun

butò (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
* (anatomy) penis
    Synonyms: pikoy, pisot

#### See also

* lamugto

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: bu‧to
* IPA: /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbu.t̪oʔ]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)). First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
The first sense is displaced by itlog in most dialects. Compare Hiligaynon buto, Kapampangan butu (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”).

#### Noun

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
* (vulgar) female genitalia
    Synonym: bilat
* (dialectal) testicle; testicles
    Synonym: lagay

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
* to explode
* to erupt

#### Noun

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
* explosion
* eruption

#### Adjective

butò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
* blown out; deflated

### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:buto.

### Anagrams

* buot, tubo, tuob

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

### Noun

buto
* (anatomy) penis

## Ilocano
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Kapampangan butu (“penis”), and Tagalog buto (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

### Noun

buto
* (anatomy) penis

## Japanese
### Romanization

buto
* Rōmaji transcription of ぶと

## Ladino
### Noun

buto m
* objective

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* butunus

### Noun

butō m (genitive butōnis); third declension
* (New Latin) a button
    Synonyms: globulus vestiarius, nodulus vestiarius

#### Declension

Third-declension noun.

### References

* R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “boto”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

## Makasar
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *buto (“penis, scrotum”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (“testicle of animals; castrate animals”), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (“testicles”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuto/, [ˈɓu.t̪ʰɔ]
* Hyphenation: bu‧to

### Noun

buto (Lontara spelling ᨅᨘᨈᨚ)
* scrotum
    Synonym: bereʼ
* sack of a fish net.
* rear portion of a large fish trap.
* point of a nail.
* (figurative) most prominent part of a business matter or a feast.
* (figurative) someone who gives support to, or from whom the impetus comes for some piece of work.

#### Affixations

* butoang
* butòi
* nibuto

#### Compounds

* buto kambing
* buto karambu
* buto panambe
* lisereʼ buto

### Further reading

* A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎, Brill, →DOI

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbu.tɔ/
* Rhymes: -utɔ
* Syllabification: bu‧to
* Homophone: Buto

### Noun

buto f
* vocative singular of buta

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butəqul (“hard seed, knot”), with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano botol, Sambali bot-o. Kapampangan butul, Hanunoo but-ol. Doublet of butol.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /buˈto/ [bʊˈt̪o]
* Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: bu‧to

#### Noun

butó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
* bone
* seed (of fruits, etc.)
    Synonyms: binhi, butil
* palm leaf rib
    Synonym: tadyang
* skeleton
    Synonym: kalansay

##### Alternative forms

* bot-o — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
* but-o — dialectal, Rizal, Southern Tagalog

##### Derived terms

* buto't balat
* butuhan
* butumbuol
* lambot ng buto
* litaw ang buto
* mabuto
* malambot ang buto
* matigas ang buto
* tigas ng buto

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *butuq (cf. Bikol Central buto (“penis”), Cebuano buto (“testicle”), Hiligaynon buto (“penis”), Ilocano buto (“penis”), and Kapampangan butu (“penis”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butuq (Malagasy voto (“penis”) and Malay butuh (“penis”)), from Proto-Austronesian *buCuq (cf. Saisiyat bosoe' (“testicle”)).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈbutoʔ/ [ˈbuː.t̪oʔ]
* Rhymes: -utoʔ
* Syllabification: bu‧to

#### Noun

butò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓ)
* wooden peg or pin for securing latches
    Synonyms: tarugo, talasok
* (anatomy, uncommon) penis
    Synonyms: titi, uten

### Further reading

* “buto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*butequl”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*buCuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* tubo, buot

## Venetan
### Noun

buto m (plural buti)
* bud; shoot

#### Related terms

* butar