baui

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of bau +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ba.u.i]
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  • Hyphenation: ba‧u‧i

Verb

baui (Jawi spelling باءوءي, active membaui, 3rd person passive dibaui, informal form bau)

  1. (transitive) To smell something.
    Synonyms: cium, hidu
    Bagasi-bagasi itu dibaui anjing itu untuk mengesani dadah.
    Those lugagges are smelled by that dog to detect drugs.
  2. (figurative, transitive) To detect something.
    Synonyms: kesan, kesani
    Polis telah membaui aktiviti haram di sempadan.
    Police have detected illegal activities at the border.

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