Terburu-buru
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
adverb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
Doing something very quickly or in a rush due to lack of time or anxiety.
Etymology
Reduplicated form of the root word 'buru' meaning to do something in a rush.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication