baḏu

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

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)
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=baḏu&oldid=71617448"