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 (plural bagai-bagai)

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

Preposition

bagai

  1. as, like
    Synonyms: seperti, laksana

Derived terms

Further reading

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • bagaj (Classical Milanese)

Noun

bagai m (invariable)

  1. boy
    Synonyms: fiolin, pivell

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagay (“same kind or type; fitting; well-matched; suitable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ba.ɡai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɡai̯, -ai̯
  • Hyphenation: ba‧gai

Conjunction

bagai (Jawi spelling باݢاي)

  1. like
    Synonyms: bagaikan, seperti, macam, umpama
    bagai anjing menyalak tidak menggigit ― all bark and no bite (lit. "like a dog barking, it doesn't bite")

Noun

bagai (Jawi spelling باݢاي, plural bagai-bagai)

  1. kind, type, variety
    Synonyms: jenis, macam
  2. equal, counterpart
    Synonyms: banding, persamaan, sama

Affixations

Compounds

Further reading

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