baik

See also: Baik

Betawi

Etymology

From Classical 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 Maori 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, Maori 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