bahagi

Malay

Alternative forms

• bagi: standard or nonstandard Malay, standard Indonesian

Etymology

Several etymologies have been proposed:

• From Sanskrit भाग (bhāga), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂gós.
• From Proto-Malayic *bahagi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqagi.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bahagi (Jawi spelling بهاݢي)

1. to divide
2. to allot
3. to distribute

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembahagi [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembahagian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• bahagian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• membahagi [agent focus] (meN-)
• membahagikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dibahagi [patient focus] (di-)
• dibahagikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terbahagi [agentless action] (teR-)
• berbahagi [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sebahagian

Descendants

• Indonesian: bahagi, bagi
• → Tagalog: bahagi

Further reading

• “bahagi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bahagui — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Pre-historical borrowing from Malay bahagi, which is either from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqagi, or from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂gós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈhaɡiʔ/, [bɐˈha.ɣɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧gi

Noun

bahagì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜄᜒ)

1. part; portion; section
2. slice; cut
3. act of dividing into parts

Derived terms

• bahagdan
• bahagdaning kasangkapan
• bahagihin
• bahaginan
• bumahagi
• ibahagi
• ipamahagi
• kabahagdanan
• kabahagdanin
• kabahagi
• magbahagi
• maipamahagi
• makibahagi
• maselang bahagi
• pabahaginin
• pagbabahagi
• pagbaha-bahaginin
• pagbahaginin
• pamamahagi

 

See also

• bahagya

 

Further reading

• “bahagi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 33