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Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
bêdak (uncountable)
- (cosmetics, pharmacy) powder: a mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
- Synonym: pupur
Derived terms
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italian bedano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bědaːk/
- Hyphenation: be‧dak
Noun
bèdāk m (Cyrillic spelling бѐда̄к)
- (Croatia) fool
- (Serbia, slang) bummer
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian bèdāk, from Italian bedano.
Pronunciation
Noun
bedák m anim
- fool
Inflection
Further reading
- “bedak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024