baik

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Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bait. Cognate with Tagalog bait and Maori pai.

Pronunciation

Adjective

baik

  1. peaceful
  2. recovered (from a disease)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay baik, from Proto-Malayic *baik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bait.

Cognates

Cognate with Iban baik, Tagalog bait, Maori pai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɪʔ/, /ba.ɪk̚/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʔ
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ik

Adjective

baik (comparative lebih baik, superlative terbaik or paling baik, equative sebaik)

  1. good
    1. acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral
    2. (especially of children or animals) well-behaved
    3. pleasing, encouraging or approving
    4. right, proper, as it should be
    5. healthful
  2. kind; nice

Interjection

baik

  1. okay (used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said)

Derived terms

Further reading

Lithuanian

Verb

baik

  1. second-person singular imperative of baigti

Malay

Etymology

From *baik, variant of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bait. Cognate with Tagalog bait and Maori pai.

Pronunciation

Adjective

baik (Jawi spelling باءيق)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Interjection

baik (Jawi spelling باءيق)

  1. okay (Used to indicate agreement or acceptance)
    Synonym: okey
    Baik, cikgu, saya akan siapkan kerja itu sekarang juga.
    Ok, mister, I will finish that work right now.

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: baik (inherited)
  • > Peranakan Indonesian: baek (inherited)

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English bike.

Noun

baik

  1. bike; bicycle

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English back.

Noun

baik

  1. back (of the body)

Volapük

Adjective

baik

  1. eventual
    • 1957, Johann Schmidt, “Kodedü yubid 25-yelik ela “Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans””, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, number 2, page 6:
      Obs: reidans Vpagaseda ai ädredälikobs demü cen baik in redak dub bäld vemik redakanas balid.
      We, the readers of the Volapük paper, have always been afraid of the eventual change in the editorial staff because of the extremely old age of its first editors.

Declension

Declension of baik
preceding noun positive comparative superlative
baik baikum baikün
separated singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative baik baiks baikum baikums baikün baiküns
genitive baika baikas baikuma baikumas baiküna baikünas
dative baike baikes baikume baikumes baiküne baikünes
accusative baiki baikis baikumi baikumis baiküni baikünis
predicative baiku baikus baikumu baikumus baikünu baikünus
vocative o baik! o baiks! o baikum! o baikums! o baikün! o baiküns!
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