baḏu

See also: badu

Sahu

Etymology

Likely from Ternate badu (to detain), with spontaneous implosion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.ɗu/

Verb

baḏu

  1. (transitive) to withhold, to hold onto, to keep (refusing to give when asked for)

References

  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987), Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill (as ba'du)