bedak

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bə.ˈdäk̚]
• Hyphenation: bê‧dak

Noun

bêdak (uncountable)

1. (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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian bedano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bědaːk/
• Hyphenation: be‧dak

Noun

bèdāk m (Cyrillic spelling бѐда̄к)

1. (Croatia) fool
2. (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

1. fool

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bedák
gen. sing.	bedáka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bedák	bedáka	bedáki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bedáka	bedákov	bedákov
dative (dajȃlnik)	bedáku	bedákoma	bedákom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bedáka	bedáka	bedáke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bedáku	bedákih	bedákih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bedákom	bedákoma	bedáki

Further reading

• “bedak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024