Indonesian

Noun

air bah

1. floodwater (water of flood)

Malay

Etymology

air ‎(“water”) +‎ bah ‎(“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-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq.

Alternative forms

• ا^ءير به

Pronunciation

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

Noun

air bah ‎(Jawi spelling اءير به)

1. floodwater (water of flood)