Etymology

اءير ‎(“water”) +‎ به ‎(“flood”), from Proto-Malayic *air bah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air bah, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair bah, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair bah, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ae(r) bah/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aɪ(r) bah/