baḏu

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Sahu

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Etymology

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Likely from Ternate badu (to detain), with spontaneous implosion.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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baḏu

  1. (transitive) to withhold, to hold onto, to keep (refusing to give when asked for)

References

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  • Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill (as ba'du)