agih

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaɡih/ [ˈa.ɡɪh]
• Rhymes: -aɡih
• Syllabification: a‧gih

Verb

agih (active mengagih, passive diagih)

1. to give

   Synonyms: beri, kasih

2. to share

   Synonym: bagi

Usage notes

This term, including its derivations and compounds, are all dialectal or rare.

Conjugation

Conjugation of agih (meng-, transitive)

root	agih
	active	reflective passive	ordinary passive	imperative	emphatic / jussive
	ordinary
active	mengagih	teragih	diagih	agih	agihlah
locative	mengagihi	teragihi	diagihi	agihi	agihilah
perfective causative / applicative1	mengagihkan	teragihkan	diagihkan	agihkan	agihkanlah
	causative
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	–	–	–	–	–
perfective causative / applicative1	–	–	–	–	–

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• agihan (“giving; share; distribution”)
• agihkan (“to give; to share”) (also ditransitive)
• beragih (“to share together”)
• pengagih (“giver; sharer”)
• pengagihan (“the act of giving or sharing”)
• peragihan (“giving; share”)

Compounds

• agih tagan (“to share something that has been received”)

Related terms

• tagih (“to dun; to demand or ask”)

Further reading

• “agih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.