Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay bahaya (danger), ultimately from Sanskrit भय (bhaya, danger).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈhaja/
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  • Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧ya
  • Rhymes: -ja, -a

Noun

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bahaya

  1. danger

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit भय (bhaya, risk, peril).

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Noun

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bahaya (Jawi spelling بهاي, plural bahaya-bahaya, informal 1st possessive bahayaku, 2nd possessive bahayamu, 3rd possessive bahayanya)

  1. danger

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: bahaya
  • Ternate: bahaya

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Ternate

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Etymology

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From Malay bahaya, from Sanskrit भय (bhaya).

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Verb

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bahaya

  1. (stative) to be dangerous

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bahaya
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tobahaya fobahaya mibahaya
2nd nobahaya nibahaya
3rd Masculine obahaya ibahaya, yobahaya
Feminine mobahaya
Neuter ibahaya
- archaic

Adverb

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bahaya

  1. greatly, very much
    una ohohe-hohe bahayahe laughed very much

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh