bagai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bagai,

from Tamil வகை (vakai).
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)

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

Conjunction

bagai

as, like
Synonyms: seperti, laksana

Derived terms

bagaikan
berbagai
berbagai-bagai
keberbagaian
membagaikan
memperbagai-bagaikan
sebagai

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