barangkali
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay barangkali.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /baraŋˈkali/ [ba.raŋˈka.li]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: ba‧rang‧ka‧li
Adverb
barangkali
- maybe
- Tanyakanlah, barangkali ia mengerti.
- Just ask, maybe they understand.
Verb
barangkali
- may (possibly)
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baraŋˈkali/ [ba.raŋˈka.li]
- Rhymes: -ali
- Hyphenation: ba‧rang‧ka‧li
Adverb
barangkali (Jawi spelling بارڠکالي)
- perhaps, maybe, hopefully
- Synonym: boleh jadi
- Barangkali betul kata engkau itu.
- Perhaps what you said is correct.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “barangkali” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.