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bagian

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Central Malay

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from Malay bagian (“fate”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baɡiˈ(j)an/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: ba‧gi‧an

Noun

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bagian

  1. destiny; fate
    • 2018, Taslim Ibrahim, “Li Bagian [Because of Fate]”, performed by Diki Susanto:
      Anak umang, jangan ndak nangis / Sangkan tetibe li bagian
      My dear, don't you cry / For things happen because of fate

Further reading

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  • Sutiono Mahdi (2014), “bagian”, in Kamus bahasa Besemah–Indonesia–Inggris [Besemah–Indonesian–English dictionary] (in Central Malay), Jatinangor: Unpad Press, page 32

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay bagian, a variant of the standard bahagian. Equivalent to bagi +‎ -an.

The superseded spelling bahagian was used as translation of Japanese 部(ぶ) (bu, “department”) during the Japanese occupation.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /baˈɡian/ [baˈɡi.an]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: ba‧gi‧an

Noun

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bagian (plural bagian-bagian)

  1. portion; component; part: that which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything;
    1. piece: a part of a larger whole
    2. a fraction of a whole
      Synonym: fraksi
    3. a distinct element of something larger
    4. share: especially of a profit
    5. allotment: Something allotted; a portion granted or distributed
    6. ration: a portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group
      Synonym: jatah
    7. subdivision; section
      Synonym: seksi
  2. duty; responsibility
    1. position or role
      Synonym: peran
  3. (music) the melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece
  4. volume: a part (book) of a publication issued in multi-book format
    Synonym: jilid
  5. (chiefly obsolete) fate
    Synonym: nasib
  6. department
    Synonym: departemen
  7. (education) major: the principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university
    Synonyms: jurusan, kursus (Malay), program pengajian (Malay), program studi
  8. (education) course: a learning programme, whether a single class or (UK) a major area of study
    Synonyms: jurusan, kursus (Malay), program pengajian (Malay), program studi

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Compounds

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Further reading

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