bahari

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈha.ri]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧ri

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَحْرِ (baḥri), from Proto-Semitic *baḥr- (“sea”).

Adjective

bahari

1. pertaining to sea.

   Synonym: laut

Etymology 2

From Persian بهاری (“vernal”), بهار (bahâr, “sping, blossom, a female given name”), from Middle Persian whʾl (wahār), from Proto-Indo-European *wésr̥ (“spring”).

Adjective

bahari

1. (Classical Indonesian) beautiful.

   Synonyms: elok, indah

Etymology 3

Unknown

Adjective

bahari

1. (Classical Indonesian) ancient.

   Synonym: kuno

Verb

bahari

1. (Classical Indonesian) to have magic forces.

   Synonym: bertuah

Further reading

• “bahari” 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.

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic بَحْر (baḥr).

Noun

bahari (n class, plural bahari)

1. sea, ocean

Derived terms

• Bahari ya Hindi
• Bahari ya Kati
• Bahari ya Shamu
• ukingo wa bahari

Related terms

• baharia (“sailor”)