bagai

See also: ba gai

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bagai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagay (“same kind or type; fitting; well-matched; suitable”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baɡai̯/
  • Rhymes: -aɡai̯, -ɡai̯, -ai̯

Noun

bagai (first-person possessive bagaiku, second-person possessive bagaimu, third-person possessive bagainya)

  1. equal, counterpart
    Synonyms: banding, persamaan, sama
  2. (obsolete) kind, type, variety

Conjunction

bagai

  1. as, like
    Synonyms: seperti, laksana

Derived terms
  • bagaikan
  • berbagai
  • berbagai-bagai
  • keberbagaian
  • membagaikan
  • memperbagai-bagaikan
  • sebagai
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