baek

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Peranakan Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay baik (good)

Adjective

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baek

  1. good
    nanti diliat orang koerang baek.[1](please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

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  1. ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 15

Zhuang

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Chinese (MC pok).

Noun

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baek (1957–1982 spelling bək)

  1. north

Etymology 2

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Verb

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baek (Sawndip form 𰞃, 1957–1982 spelling bək)

  1. to stew; to decoct; to cook slowly in an earthen pot