bahitra'

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bahtera, from Classical Malay bahtera (“large boat”), from Sanskrit वहित्र (vahitra, “boat, vessel”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bahitɾaʔ/ [ba.ɦɪt̪ˈɾaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧hit‧ra'

Noun

bahitra' (Sulat Sūg spelling بَهِتْرَأْ)

  1. ark; Noah's ark
    Bahitra' in siyakatan hi Nabi Nū ha waktu sin pagꞌumbak tawpan.
    The ark was the conveyance of Prophet Noah at the time of the great flood.
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