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badak

badak noun: a rhinoceros.

Noun

badak (plural badaks)

  1. (Indonesia) A rhinoceros.
    • It is said to resemble […] the Badak or Rhinoceros.1863, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume 31, page 164
    • Early Portuguese and Dutch writers refer to the "badaks" to be found inland, […]1945, Special Publication of the American Committee for International Wild Life Protection, page 387

Forms of badak

pluralbadaks

Origin of badak

Borrowed from Malay badak.

Questions about badak

What does badak mean?
Badak means a rhinoceros.
What part of speech is badak?
Badak is a noun.
What is the plural of badak?
The plural of badak is badaks.

Words near badak in the dictionary

  1. bada boom
  2. bada boom bada bing
  3. Badaga
  4. Badagas
  5. Badajoz
  6. badak
  7. badak berendam
  8. Badakhshan
  9. badaks
  10. Badal
  11. Badalamenti

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