bagus

See also: Bagus

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagus.

Adjective

bagus (Balinese script ᬩᬕᬸᬲ᭄)

  1. handsome (agreeable to the eye or to correct taste)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bagus, from Proto-Malayic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbaɡus/ [ˈba.ɡʊs]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡus
  • Syllabification: ba‧gus

Adjective

bagus

  1. good, nice
    Synonym: baik
  2. handsome, attractive
    Synonyms: ganteng, tampan, gagah, elok

Derived terms

  • baguskan (to make better)
  • kebagusan (goodness, niceness; attractiveness)
  • perbagus (to make better)
  • sebagus (as good or nice as; as attractive as)
  • sebagus-bagusnya (as good or nice as possible; as attractive as possible)
  • terbagus (best, nicest; most attractive)

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

bagus

  1. romanization of ꦧꦒꦸꦱ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɡus/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [bäɡʊs, -ɡos, -ɡo̞s]
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡus

Adjective

bagus (Jawi spelling باݢوس)

  1. handsome (of man: agreeable to the eye or to correct taste)
  2. good, nice, decent, favourable
    Synonym: baik

Further reading

Old Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagus.

Adjective

bagus

  1. good, fine
  2. attractive, handsome

Noun

bagus

  1. handsomeness

Descendants

  • Javanese: bagus

Rembong

Etymology

From Malay bagus, from Proto-Malayic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagus.

Adjective

bagus

  1. handsome (agreeable to the eye or to correct taste)

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bagus.

Adjective

bagus

  1. handsome (agreeable to the eye or to correct taste)