wabah

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

wabah (plural wabah-wabah)

  1. plague
  2. (epidemiology) epidemic
    Synonyms: epidemi, taun

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • mewabah (“to plague, become a plague”)

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

wabah

  1. romanization of ꦮꦧꦃ
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