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button in Malay

butang

/ˈbʌʔən/UK/ˈbʌtən/

button in Malay: butang. In English, button means a knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.

Malay words for button

knob or small disc serving as a fastener
butang
a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger
butang

English meaning of button

  1. noun A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
  2. noun A mechanical device designed to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
  3. noun An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.
  4. noun A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.

Full definition of button

button in a sentence

  • April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.
  • Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.
  • Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.

Synonyms of button

button in other languages

Questions about button in Malay

What is the meaning of button in Malay?
Button in Malay is butang.
Apakah maksud button dalam bahasa Melayu?
Button: butang.
What does button mean in English?
Button means a knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: button (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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