bahagia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bahagia, from Sanskrit भाग्य (bhāgya). Doublet of bejo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bahaˈɡia/ [ba.haˈɡi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ba‧ha‧gi‧a

Adjective

bahagia (comparative lebih bahagia, superlative paling bahagia)

1. happy; glad

   Synonyms: gembira, senang

   saat dia datang, seketika aku merasa bahagia

   when he arrives, I feel happy immediately

2. lucky; blessed, auspicious

Derived terms

• berbahagia (“to be happy, to be lucky”)
• membahagiakan (“to make [one] happy”)
• kebahagiaan (“happiness, fortuity”)

Further reading

• “bahagia”, 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

Etymology

From Sanskrit भाग्य (bhāgya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ha.ɡi.a/, /ba.hə.ɡi.a/, [ba.ha.ɡi.ja], [ba.hə.ɡi.ja]
  • (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [ba.ha.ɡi.jə], [ba.hə.ɡi.jə]
• Rhymes: -ia, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧gi‧a, ba‧he‧gi‧a

Alternative forms

• bahgia (informal, literary)

Adjective

bahagia (Jawi spelling بهاݢيا, comparative lebih bahagia, superlative paling bahagia)

1. happy and content
2. lucky; prosperous

Affixations

• bahagiakan
• berbahagia
• kebahagiaan

Noun

bahagia (Jawi spelling بهاݢيا, uncountable)

1. an environment of happiness and tranquility; peace

   bahagia akhirat ― peace of the hereafter

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bahagia (inherited)

Further reading

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