bahaya

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bahaya (“danger”), ultimately from Sanskrit भय (bhaya, “danger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ha.ja/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧ya

Noun

bahaya

1. danger

Derived terms

• berbahaya
• membahayakan
• sebahaya
• terbahaya

 

Further reading

• “bahaya” 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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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit भय (bhaya, “risk, peril”).

Noun

bahaya (plural bahaya-bahaya, informal 1st possessive bahayaku, 2nd possessive bahayamu, 3rd possessive bahayanya)

1. danger