bedak
Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdak̚/
- Hyphenation: bê‧dak
Noun
bêdak (first-person possessive bedakku, second-person possessive bedakmu, third-person possessive bedaknya)
- (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
- berbedak
- membedaki
- membedakkan
- bedak bayi
- bedak cair
- bedak dingin
- bedak mandi
- bedak padat
- bedak serbuk
- bedak tabur
- bedak tumpat
- bedak wangi
Further reading
- “bedak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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
Declension of bedak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bèdāk | bedáci |
| genitive | bedáka | bedaka |
| dative | bedaku | bedacima |
| accusative | bedáka | bedake |
| vocative | bȅdāče | bedaci |
| locative | bedaku | bedacima |
| instrumental | bedakom | bedacima |
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian bèdāk, from Italian bedano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛdàːk/
Noun
bedák m anim
- fool
Inflection
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bedák | ||
| gen. sing. | bedáka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | bedák | bedáka | bedáki |
| accusative | bedáka | bedáka | bedáke |
| genitive | bedáka | bedákov | bedákov |
| dative | bedáku | bedákoma | bedákom |
| locative | bedáku | bedákih | bedákih |
| instrumental | bedákom | bedákoma | bedáki |
Further reading
- “bedak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran