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English hint → Indonesian answer

buried

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terkubur

/tərˈkubur/

adjectiveB1

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to burn

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terbakar

/tərˈbakar/

verbA2

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burnt

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gosong

/ˈgosoŋ/

adjectiveA2

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to burst

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meletus

/məˈlə.tus/

verbC1

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a bus

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bus

/bus/

nounA1

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a bush

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semak

/ˈsəmak/

nounB2

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business

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bisnis

/ˈbisnis/

nounA1

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business hours

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jam buka

/ˈdʒam ˈbuka/

nounA2

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a businessman

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pengusaha

/pəŋuˈsaha/

nounA2

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a bus shelter

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halte bus

/ˈhalte ˈbus/

nounA2

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busy

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ramai

/ˈra.mai/

adjectiveA1

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but

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tetapi

/təˈtapi/

conjunctionA1

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butt

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pantat

/ˈpan.tat/

nounB2

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butter

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mentega

/menˈteɡa/

nounA1

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a butterfly

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kupu-kupu

/ˈkupu ˈkupu/

nounA1

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a button

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kancing

/ˈkan.tʃiŋ/

nounA2

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to buy

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membeli

/məmbəˈli/

verbA1

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a buyer

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pembeli

/pəmˈbəli/

nounB1

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buying

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pembelian

/pəmˈbɛlian/

nounA2

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to buzz

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berdengung

/bər.dəˈŋuŋ/

verbC1

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di dekat

/di dəˈkat/

prepositionA1

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by now

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saat ini

/saˈat ˈi.ni/

adverbA2

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by yourself

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sendirian

/sənˈdiriˌan/

phraseA2

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a cab

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taksi

/ˈtaksi/

nounA2

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