باءيق

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baik/
• Rhymes: -aik, -ik
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bäʲɪʔ, -ʲeʔ, -ʲe̞ʔ]

Adjective

با^ءيق (Rumi spelling baik)

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

• باݢوس

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengباءيق [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengباءيقan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• perباءيقan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit + causative passive] (-an + peR-)
• keباءيقan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• berباءيق-باءيق [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
• seباءيق-باءيق [reduplication + comparability] (redup + se-)
• seباءيق [comparability] (se-)
• mengeباءيقkan [causative benefactive + agent focus] (-kan + meN-)
• mengeباءيقi [causative (locative) benefactive + agent focus] (-i + meN-)
• memperباءيقi [causative (locative) benefactive + causative agent focus] (-i + mempeR-)
• berباءيق [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• memperباءيق [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sebaiknya
• tambah baik

Interjection

با^ءيق (Rumi spelling baik)

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.

Further reading

• “باءيق” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.