bagai

See also: ba gai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bagai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagay (“same kind or type; fitting; well-matched; suitable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɡai̯/
• Rhymes: -aɡai̯, -ɡai̯, -ai̯

Noun

bagai (first-person possessive bagaiku, second-person possessive bagaimu, third-person possessive bagainya)

1. equal, counterpart

   Synonyms: banding, persamaan, sama

2. (obsolete) kind, type, variety

Preposition

bagai

1. as, like

   Synonyms: seperti, laksana

Derived terms

• bagaikan
• berbagai
• berbagai-bagai
• keberbagaian
• membagaikan
• memperbagai-bagaikan
• sebagai

 

Further reading

• “bagai” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagay (“same kind or type; fitting; well-matched; suitable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba.ɡai̯]
• Rhymes: -ɡai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: ba‧gai

Conjunction

bagai (Jawi spelling باݢاي)

1. like

   Synonyms: bagaikan, seperti, macam, umpama

   bagai anjing menyalak tidak menggigit ― all bark and no bite (lit. "like a dog barking, it doesn't bite")

Noun

bagai (Jawi spelling باݢاي, plural bagai-bagai, informal 1st possessive bagaiku, 2nd possessive bagaimu, 3rd possessive bagainya)

1. kind, type, variety

   Synonyms: jenis, macam

2. equal, counterpart

   Synonyms: banding, persamaan, sama

Affixations

• berbagai
• berbagai-bagai
• pelbagai
• persebagaian
• sebagai

 

Compounds

• bagaimana

 

Further reading

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