bedak

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈdak̚/
• Hyphenation: bê‧dak

Noun

bêdak (first-person possessive bedakku, second-person possessive bedakmu, third-person possessive bedaknya)

1. (cosmetics, pharmacy) powder: a mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.

   Synonym: pupur

Derived terms

• berbedak
• membedaki
• membedakkan

 

• bedak bayi
• bedak cair
• bedak dingin
• bedak mandi
• bedak padat
• bedak serbuk
• bedak tabur
• bedak tumpat
• bedak wangi

 

Further reading

• “bedak” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian bedano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bědaːk/
• Hyphenation: be‧dak

Noun

bèdāk m (Cyrillic spelling бѐда̄к)

1. (Croatia) fool
2. (Serbia, slang) bummer

Declension

Declension of bedak

	singular	plural
nominative	bèdāk	bedáci
genitive	bedáka	bedaka
dative	bedaku	bedacima
accusative	bedáka	bedake
vocative	bȅdāče	bedaci
locative	bedaku	bedacima
instrumental	bedakom	bedacima

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Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian bèdāk, from Italian bedano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛdàːk/

Noun

bedák m anim

1. fool

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bedák
gen. sing.	bedáka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bedák	bedáka	bedáki
accusative	bedáka	bedáka	bedáke
genitive	bedáka	bedákov	bedákov
dative	bedáku	bedákoma	bedákom
locative	bedáku	bedákih	bedákih
instrumental	bedákom	bedákoma	bedáki

Further reading

• “bedak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran