bagian

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bagi +‎ -an, from Malay bagian (Standard Malay bahagian), from Classical Malay بهاݢين (bahagian), باݢين (bagian).

• The sense “duty” is a semantic loan from English part.
• The sense “subdivision” is a semantic loan from Dutch sectie.
• The sense “fate” is a semantic loan from Arabic نَصِيب (naṣīb, “destiny”, literally “portion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡiʲan/
• Hyphenation: ba‧gi‧an

Noun

bagian (plural bagian-bagian, first-person possessive bagianku, second-person possessive bagianmu, third-person possessive bagiannya)

1. portion; component; part: that which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything; .
   1. piece: a part of a larger whole.
   2. a fraction of a whole.

      Synonym: fraksi

   3. A distinct element of something larger.
   4. share: especially of a profit
   5. allotment: Something allotted; a portion granted or distributed.
   6. ration: a portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.
   7. subdivision; section
2. duty; responsibility.
   1. Position or role
   2. (music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.
3. volume: a part (book) of a publication issued in multi-book format.
4. fate

Synonyms

• (ration): jatah
• (duty): peran
• (volume): jilid
• (fate): nasib
• (subdivision): seksi

Further reading

• “bagian” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.