baḏu

Sahu

Etymology

Likely from Ternate badu (“to detain”), with spontaneous implosion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ɗu/

Verb

baḏu

1. (transitive) to withhold, to hold onto, to keep (refusing to give when asked for)

References

• Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill (as ba'du)