baḏu

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Sahu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from Ternate badu (“to detain”), with spontaneous implosion.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

baḏu

  1. (transitive) to withhold, to hold onto, to keep (refusing to give when asked for)

References[edit]

  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill (as ba'du)
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