air bah

Indonesian

Etymology

air (“water”) +‎ bah (“flood”), from Malay air bah, from Proto-Malayic *air bah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air bah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair bah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair bah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq.

Noun

air bah

floodwater (water of flood)

Malay

Alternative forms

ا^ءير به‎

Etymology

air (“water”) +‎ bah (“flood”), from Proto-Malayic *air bah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air bah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair bah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair bah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq.

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ae(r) bah/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aɪ(r) bah/

Noun

air bah (Jawi spelling اءير به‎, informal first-person possessive air bahku, second-person possessive air bahmu, third-person possessive air bahnya)

floodwater (water of flood)

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