balabad

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Persian بالا (bâlâ, “up, upwards”) + باد (bâd, “wind”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbaˈlabad/ [ˌbaˈla.bat̪̚] Rhymes: -abad === Noun === balabad (plural balabad-balabad) (obsolete, literally) Upper wind; any wind that comes from above or an upper elevation. (obsolete) Land breeze, land wind; a breeze blowing off the land and out to sea, common at night. (obsolete) Mountain breeze; winds that blow from the mountains towards valleys after sunset. ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “balabad”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016