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

• “bedebah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Persian بدبخت (badbaxt).

Adjective

bedebah

1. (derogatory) damned

Descendants

• Indonesian: bedebah