banjir bandang
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of banjir + bandang.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌband͡ʒir ˈbandaŋ/ [ˌbaɲ.d͡ʒɪr ˈban.daŋ]
- Rhymes: -andaŋ
- Syllabification: ban‧jir ban‧dang
Noun
banjir bandang (plural banjir-banjir bandang)
- flash flood; deluge
- Synonym: air bah
Further reading
- “banjir bandang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016