begini
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from blend of bagai + ini, comparable to begitu from bagai + itu.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]begini (Jawi spelling بݢيني)
- so (to start a conversation)
- thus, this way, like this
- Synonyms: seperti ini, macam ini, camni
- Jangan kau melakukan begini.
- Don't do like this.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schmoldt, A.; Benthe, H. F.; Haberland, G. (October 2024), “Seventeenth-century Malay wordlists and their potential for etymological scholarship”, in Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, volume 25, number 3, , page 556
Further reading
[edit]- "begini" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
(also see "begini" at PRPM first version)