bedebah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bedebah, from Persian بدبخت (badbaxt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bədəˈbah/
  • Hyphenation: bê‧dê‧bah
  • Rhymes: -bah, -ah, -h

Interjection

bêdêbah

  1. (offensive, vulgar) fuck it! (expression of anger, contempt, etc.)

Adjective

bêdêbah

  1. (derogatory) damned
  2. (derogatory) infernal

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بدبخت (badbaxt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbədəbah/ [ˈbə.də.bah]
  • Hyphenation: be‧de‧bah

Adjective

bedebah (Jawi spelling بدبه)

  1. (derogatory) damned

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: bedebah (inherited)

Further reading