baldu

Malay

Alternative forms
  • beledu, beldu, belederu (Indonesia)

Etymology

From Portuguese veludo, from Spanish velludo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baldu/
  • Rhymes: -aldu, -ldu, -du
  • (Johor-Singapore) IPA(key): [ˈbäl.du]

Noun

baldu (Jawi spelling بلدو, plural baldu-baldu, informal 1st possessive balduku, 2nd possessive baldumu, 3rd possessive baldunya)

  1. velvet (fabric)

Further reading

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Lule Sami bálldo.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːtuː/

Noun

baldu

  1. ice floe

Inflection
Even u-stem, ld-ldd gradation
Nominative baldu
Genitive balddu
balddọ
Singular Plural
Nominative baldu balddut
Accusative balddu balddūid
Genitive balddu
balddọ		 balddūid
Illative baldui balddūide
Locative balddus balddūin
Comitative balddūin balddūiguin
Essive baldun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person baldon baldome baldomet
2nd person baldot baldode baldodet
3rd person baldus balduska balduset

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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