air bah

Malay

/ae(r) bah/, /aɪ(r) bah/

noun
Definitions
  • floodwater water of flood

Etymology

Compound from Malay air (water) + Malay bah (flood)derived from Proto-Malayic *air bah derived from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air bah derived from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair bah derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq.

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*wahiʀ bahaq

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