baginda

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed *bagi +‎ -anda, from Malay baginda, from Classical Malay baginda (“his majesty”), from Old Malay baginda. Probably from Sanskrit भाग्य (bhāgya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈɡinda/ [baˈɡin.da]
• Rhymes: -inda
• Syllabification: ba‧gin‧da

Pronoun

baginda

1. he, she (honorific, usually used for monarch)

See also

• beliau
• dia
• ia

Malay

Etymology

From Court Malay, borrowed from Sanskrit भाग्य (bhāgya).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /baˈɡində/ [baˈɡin.də]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -ində, -də, -ə

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /baˈɡinda/ [baˈɡin.da]

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  • Rhymes: -inda, -da, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧gin‧da

Pronoun

baginda (Jawi spelling بݢيندا)

1. (Palace Malay) Third person singular pronoun; he, she.

See also

Malay personal pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st person	saya1 aku3	kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5
2nd person	awak1 anda2 awda8 (eng)kau3 kamu3	(2nd person) + semua6 kalian2 (eng)kau orang3
3rd person	dia ia beliau7 -nya2	mereka2 dia orang3

¹ Polite.
² Formal.
³ Informal.
⁴ Includes the listener (inclusive).
⁵ Excludes the listener (exclusive).
⁶ Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
⁷ Honorific.
⁸ Formal (Brunei).

Notes:

• This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
• The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
• The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
• The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.

See each entry for more information.

Further reading

• "baginda" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017