bahari

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay bahari, from Classical Malay bahari, from Arabic بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy, “maritime”).

Adjective

bahari

  1. nautical: pertaining to the sea.
    Synonym: laut

Etymology 2

From Malay bahari, from Classical Malay bahari, from Persian بهاری (bahâri, “vernal”), بهار (bahâr, “sping, blossom, a female given name”).

Adjective

bahari

  1. (obsolete) beautiful.
    Synonyms: elok, indah

Etymology 3

From Malay bahari, from Classical Malay bahari, from Persian .

Adjective

bahari

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) ancient, old-time.
    Synonym: kuno
Usage notes

The dialectal use is restricted to Kalimantan.

Verb

bahari

  1. (obsolete) to have magic forces; magical.
    Synonym: bertuah

Further reading

Swahili

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Other scripts
Ajami بَحَرِ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

bahari (n class, plural bahari)

  1. sea, ocean
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎, stanza 13:
      هُنُ اُلِمِغُ بَحَرِ تِيْسِ ، اُنَ مَتُبَوِ نَمَغِ مَاسِ،
      Hunu ulimwengu baḥari tesi, una matumbawe na-mangi masi,
      This world is a troubled sea, it has corals and much wickedness;

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Malagasy: bahary
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