agak

See also: ágak and agák

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aʀak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡak/ [ˈʔaː.ɡak]
• Hyphenation: a‧gak

Verb

agak

1. to guide; to usher

Anagrams

• gaak, kaga

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɡaʔ]

Etymology 1

From Malay agak, from Classical Malay اڬق (agak). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

agak (plural agak-agak)

1. guess, estimation, approximation

Adverb

agak

1. approximately

   Synonyms: kira-kira, kurang lebih

2. kind of, rather, somewhat, a little

   Percakapan yang agak membosankan.

   Conversation that is kind of boring.
   A rather boring conversation.

   Suaranya agak serak hari ini, ada apa dengannya?

   His voice is hoarse a little today, what happens to him?

Derived terms

• agak-agak
• agaknya
• beragak-agak
• diagak
• mengagak-agak
• mengagakkan
• seagak
• seagak-agak
• teragak

Etymology 2

From Lawangan [Term?].

Noun

agak (plural agak-agak)

1. marriage without coercion

Etymology 3

From Ngaju [Term?].

Noun

agak (plural agak-agak)

1. rattan basket

Further reading

• “agak”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaɡak/ [ˈʔa.ɡaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aɡaʔ, -ɡaʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: a‧gak

Adverb

agak (Jawi spelling اݢق)

1. rather; quite; somewhat; fairly (to a moderate extent or degree).

   Synonyms: sedikit, lumayan

   Cuaca hari ini agak panas.

   The weather today is quite hot.

   Rumah baharunya agak besar.

   His new house is rather big.

Verb

agak (Jawi spelling اݢق)

1. to guess; to estimate; to suppose.

   Synonyms: teka, kira, telah

   Boleh awak agak apa di dalam kotak ini?

   Can you guess what is inside this box?

   Saya agak dia tidak akan datang.

   I suppose he will not come.

Derived terms

Affixations

• agakan (“a guess; an estimation”)
• beragak (“to intend; to be cautious”)
• beragak-agak (“to hesitate”)
• mengagak (“to guess; to estimate”)
• mengagakkan (“to estimate something”)
• teragak-agak (“hesitant; hesitating”)

Reduplications

• agak-agak (“to guess roughly; probably”)

Descendants

• → Hokkien: 阿合 (a-gah)
• Balinese: agak
• Dairi Batak: agak
• Karo Batak: agak
• Toba Batak: agak
• > Indonesian: agak (inherited)
• Javanese: agak
• Rejang: agak
• Simeulue: agak

Further reading

• "agak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "agak" at PRPM first version)

Sarawak Malay

Etymology

Compare Malay agak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡaʔ/

Verb

agak

1. to approach, to come (to), to meet

   Mun hal duit, selalu jak nya agak kamek.

   In matters of money, he/she always comes to me.

   Minggu depan baruk dapat kamek urang agak kitak.

   We can only come see you next week.

2. to guess (to solve by a correct conjecture)

   Dah agak dah!

   I knew it!

Toba Batak

Alternative forms

• ᯀᯎᯂ᯲

Etymology

From Malay agak.

Verb

agak (Batak spelling ᯀᯎᯂ᯲)

1. to guess (to solve by a correct conjecture)