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 (first-person possessive bagaiku, second-person possessive bagaimu, third-person possessive bagainya)

1. equal, counterpart

   Synonyms: banding, persamaan, sama

2. (obsolete) kind, type, variety

Conjunction

bagai

1. as, like

   Synonyms: seperti, laksana

Derived terms

• bagaikan
• berbagai
• berbagai-bagai
• keberbagaian
• membagaikan
• memperbagai-bagaikan
• sebagai