badai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay badai, from Tamil வாடை (vāṭai, wind, north wind, chill wind).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbadai̯/ [ˈba.dai̯]
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  • Rhymes: -adai̯
  • Syllabification: ba‧dai

Noun

badai (plural badai-badai)

  1. (meteorology) storm
    Synonym: ribut (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

Affixed terms
  • berbadai
  • membadai
Compounds
  • badai api
  • badai cedera
  • badai debu
  • badai disrupsi
  • badai elektrik
  • badai es
  • badai fohn
  • badai guntur
  • badai guntur fron
  • badai guntur fron dingin
  • badai guntur konvektif
  • badai guntur lataan
  • badai guntur paras tinggi
  • badai guntur perenggan
  • badai hujan
  • badai matahari
  • badai meteor
  • badai pasir
  • badai perak
  • badai salju
  • badai sitokin
  • badai tropis

Adjective

badai (comparative lebih badai, superlative paling badai)

  1. (slang) fantastic, cool, amazing

Further reading

Italian

Verb

badai

  1. first-person singular past historic of badare

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