haudah

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हौदा (haudā), from Arabic هَوْدَج (hawdaj, “litter carried by a camel”). Compare Malay hodah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /haˈudah/ [haˈu.dah]
• Rhymes: -udah
• Syllabification: hau‧dah

Noun

haudah (plural haudah-haudah)

1. howdah, houdah, howda, howder.

Further reading

• “haudah” 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.