barangkali

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay barangkali.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baraŋˈkali/ [ba.raŋˈka.li]

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• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: ba‧rang‧ka‧li

Adverb

barangkali

1. maybe

   Synonyms: kali aja, mungkin

   Tanyakanlah, barangkali ia mengerti.

   Just ask, maybe they understand.

Verb

barangkali

1. may (possibly)

Malay

Etymology

From barang +‎ kali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaraŋˈkali/ [ˌba.raŋˈka.li]
• Rhymes: -ali
• Hyphenation: ba‧rang‧ka‧li

Adverb

barangkali (Jawi spelling بارڠکالي)

1. perhaps, maybe, hopefully

   Synonym: boleh jadi

   Barangkali betul kata engkau itu.

   Perhaps what you said is correct.

Derived terms

• kebarangkalian

Further reading

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