begej

Malay

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English baggage. By surface analysis, beg +‎ -ej.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛɡɛd͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ej, -j

Noun

begej (Jawi spelling بݢج, plural begej-begej or begej2)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) baggage

Alternative forms

Further reading

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