Malay

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Etymology

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Affixation of bahagia +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.ha.ɡi.a.kan/, /ba.hə.ɡi.a.kan/, [ba.ha.ɡi.ja], [ba.hə.ɡi.ja]
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ba.ha.ɡi.jə.kan], [ba.hə.ɡi.jə.kan]
  • Rhymes: -kan, -an
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧gi‧a‧kan, ba‧he‧gi‧a‧kan

Verb

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bahagiakan (Jawi spelling بهاݢياکن, active membahagiakan, 3rd person passive dibahagiakan)

  1. to make someone happy and content

Further reading

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