ꦮꦧꦃ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Malay وابق (wabak), وابه (wabah), from Arabic وَبَاء (wabāʔ, “epidemic”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.bah/
  • Rhymes: -bah
  • Hyphenation: wa‧bah

Noun

ꦮꦧꦃ (wabah)

  1. (epidemiology) epidemic.

Further reading

  • “wabah” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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