bagian

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bagi +‎ -an, from Malay bagian (Standard Malay bahagian), from Classical Malay بهاݢين (bahagian), باݢين (bagian).

  • The sense “duty” is a semantic loan from English part.
  • The sense “subdivision” is a semantic loan from Dutch sectie.
  • The sense “fate” is a semantic loan from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb, “destiny”, literally “portion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈɡiʲan/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧gi‧an

Noun

bagian (plural bagian-bagian, first-person possessive bagianku, second-person possessive bagianmu, third-person possessive bagiannya)

  1. portion; component; part: that which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything; .
    1. piece: a part of a larger whole.
    2. a fraction of a whole.
      Synonym: fraksi
    3. A distinct element of something larger.
    4. share: especially of a profit
    5. allotment: Something allotted; a portion granted or distributed.
    6. ration: a portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.
    7. subdivision; section
  2. duty; responsibility.
    1. Position or role
    2. (music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.
  3. volume: a part (book) of a publication issued in multi-book format.
  4. fate

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