balai bomba

Malay

Etymology

Compound of balai (“house, station, department”) +‎ bomba (“pump, fire brigade”).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈbalaj ˈbombə/ [ˈba.lai̯ ˈbom.bə]
    • Rhymes: -ombə, -ə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbalaj ˈbomba/ [ˈba.lai̯ ˈbom.ba]
    • Rhymes: -omba, -a
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lai bom‧ba

Noun

balai bomba (Jawi spelling بالاي بومبا, plural balai-balai bomba)

  1. fire station (building of fire brigade)

Synonyms

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