selagi

Inherited from Malay selagi, fromm affixation se- +‎ lagi.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈlaɡi/ [səˈla.ɡi]
• Rhymes: -aɡi
• Syllabification: se‧la‧gi

sêlagi

1. as long as

   Synonym: selama

2. while, during

   Synonyms: ketika, semasa, sementara

• “selagi”, 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

Affixation se- (“as”) +‎ lagi (“more, still”).

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səˈlaɡi/ [səˈla.ɡi]
• Rhymes: -aɡi, -ɡi, -i
• Hyphenation: se‧la‧gi

selagi (Jawi spelling سلاݢي)

1. as long as; while. (Used to indicate a condition or a period of time during which something is true).

   Synonyms: selama, sementara

   Selagi hayat dikandung badan, kita harus berbuat baik. ― As long as we are alive, we should do good.

   Kamu boleh makan apa sahaja selagi tidak membahayakan kesihatan. ― You can eat anything as long as it does not harm your health.

• lagi

• > Indonesian: selagi (inherited)

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