No. 590 in Indonesian
buah
Fruit.
In a sentence
Saya makan satu buah apel hari ini.
I ate an apple today.
Here, 'buah' is a classifier or quantifier for 'apel' (apple), used when counting pieces of fruit.
Dia memberikan sebuah hadiah kepada temannya.
He gave a gift to his friend.
In this case, 'buah' is part of the word 'sebuah', which means 'a' or 'one piece', used as a general classifier for objects.
Film ini adalah buah hasil dari kerja keras mereka.
This film is the outcome of their hard work.
Here, 'buah' is used metaphorically to mean 'result' or 'outcome' of an endeavor.
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