bedil

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil வெடில் (veṭil, “gunpowder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈdil/, [bəˈdɪl]
• Hyphenation: bê‧dil

Noun

bedil (plural bedil-bedil, first-person possessive bedilku, second-person possessive bedilmu, third-person possessive bedilnya)

1. firearm, gun

   Synonym: senapan

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• bedil-bedal
• bedil-bedilan
• berbedil
• berbedil-bedilan
• membedil
• membedili
• sepembedil

 

Further reading

• “bedil” 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.