bacai

Affixation of baca +‎ -i.

• The sense of 'to satirize' is Semantic loan from Betawi bacai.

• IPA^(key): /baˈtʃai̯/
• Hyphenation: ba‧cai

bacai (active membacai, passive dibacai)

1. (transitive) to read repeatedly
2. (transitive, uncommon) to learn

   Synonym: belajar

3. (transitive, dialect) to satirize

• “bacai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /baˈkaj/
• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: ba‧cài

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bacai m

1. plural of bacaio

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bacai

1. first-person singular past historic of bacare

• bacia

bacai

1. to reap consequences of past misdeeds.