baik

See also: Baik

Betawi

Etymology

From Malay baik.

Adjective

baik

1. obsolete form of baèk
2. alternative spelling of baèk
3. obsolete form of baè'
4. alternative spelling of baè'

Derived terms

• békin

Iban

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baiək/
• Rhymes: -aik, -ik
• Hyphenation: ba‧ik

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, Māori pai.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaik/ [ˈba.ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -aik
• Syllabification: baik

Adjective

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

1. good, nice, decent

   Synonym: bagus

2. decent, okay

Interjection

baik

1. okay

Usage notes

Especially used to describe a good behaviour, action, or similiar compared to bagus.

Derived terms

• baik-baik
• baiki
• baikkan
• baiklah
• berbaik
• berbaik-baik
• berbaik-baikan
• berbaikan
• kebaikan
• membaik
• pembaikan
• perbaikan
• perbaiki
• sebaik-baiknya
• sebaiknya

• baik hati

Further reading

• “baik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Lithuanian

Verb

baik

1. second-person singular imperative of baigti

Malay

Etymology

Uncertain, or could be inherited from an alternate form of Proto-Malayic *bait, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bait. Compare Tagalog bait and Māori pai.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbaek/ [ˈba.eʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aeʔ, -eʔ

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈbaik/ [ˈba.iʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aiʔ, -iʔ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ik

Adjective

baik (Jawi spelling باءيق, comparative lebih baik, superlative paling 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

• bagus

Derived terms

Affixations

• berbaik
• berbaik-baik
• kebaikan
• membaiki
• membaikkan
• memperbaik
• memperbaiki
• pembaik
• pembaikan
• perbaikan
• sebaik
• sebaik-baik
• sebaiknya

Compounds

• tambah baik

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

• > Betawi: baik (inherited)
  • > Betawi: baèk (inherited)
  • > Betawi: baè' (inherited)
• > Indonesian: baik (inherited)
• > Peranakan Indonesian: baek (inherited)

Further reading

• "baik" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

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

		Positive			Comparative			Superlative
		Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural
Postpositive1		baik			baikum			baikün
Prepositive2	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
	Predicative3	baiku	baikus		baikumu	baikumus		baikünu	baikünus
	Vocative	o baik	o baiks		o baikum	o baikums		o baikün	o baiküns

1. Used when the adjective immediately follows the noun.
2. Used when the adjective precedes the noun or is separated from it.
3. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.