balabad

Indonesian

Etymology

From Persian باد (bâd, “wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlabat̚/

Noun

balabad (first-person possessive balabadku, second-person possessive balabadmu, third-person possessive balabadnya)

1. (archaic) wind

   Synonym: angin

2. (archaic) windward, west.
3. (archaic) land breeze/wind

Related terms

• bad
• badai

 

Further reading

• “balabad” 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.