bagus

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Balinese

Romanization

bagus

  1. Romanization of ᬩᬕᬸᬲ᭄

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bagus, from Proto-Malayic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bagus.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧gus

Adjective

bagus (superlative terbagus, equative sebagus)

  1. nice
  2. (uncommon) handsome (of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect)
    Synonyms: tampan, ganteng

Derived terms

Related terms

Javanese

Romanization

bagus

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦒꦸꦱ꧀

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

bagus (Jawi spelling باݢوس)

  1. handsome (of man: agreeable to the eye or to correct taste)
  2. good (acting in the interest of good; ethical (good intentions))
  3. good (useful for a particular purpose (it’s a good watch))
  4. good (of food, edible; not stale or rotten)
  5. good (of food, having a particularly pleasant taste)
  6. good (healthful)
  7. good (pleasant; enjoyable)
  8. good (of people, competent or talented)
  9. good (effective)
  10. good (favourable)
  11. good (beneficial; worthwhile)

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Further reading

Rembong

Etymology

From Malay bagus, from Proto-Malayic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bagus.

Adjective

bagus

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

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bagus.

Adjective

bagus

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