bidai

Gothic

Romanization

bidai

  1. romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay بيداي (bidai).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbidai̯/ [ˈbi.dai̯]
  • Rhymes: -idai̯
  • Syllabification: bi‧dai

Noun

bidai (plural bidai-bidai)

  1. chick, jalousie: a screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine
  2. splint:
    1. a narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
    2. (medicine) a device to immobilize a body part.
  3. a place for drying fish, made of bamboo, square-shaped
  4. a roof covering such as canvas or similar material, used as protection from the hot sun, rain, etc
  5. (sports) goal, home, line in games
  6. (dialect: Riau) The Talang Mamak community's belief in the existence of a snake whose mouth is in the middle of its body
  7. (dialect: Jambi) dams made of stone, bamboo, or wood arranged at an angle, usually placed in fast-flowing rivers to channel water to rice fields

Derived terms

  • berbidai-bidai
  • membidai
  • pembidaian

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