air bah
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay air bah, from Classical Malay اير به (air bah), equivalent to air (“water”) + bah (“flood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌa.ir ˈbah/, [ˌa.ɪr ˈbah]
Noun
- (dialectal or obsolete) synonym of air banjir (“floodwater”)
- # flash flood; deluge
- Synonym: banjir bandang
Further reading
- “air bah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
air (“water”) + bah (“flood”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ae(r) bah/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /aɪ(r) bah/
Noun
air bah (Jawi spelling اٴير به)
- floodwater (water of flood)