baharui

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of baharu +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ha.ru.i/, [ba.ha.ru.wi]
• IPA^(key): /ba.hə.ru.i/, [ba.hə.ru.wi]
• Rhymes: -ui, -i
• Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧ru‧i, ba‧he‧ru‧i

Verb

baharui (Jawi spelling بهاروءي, active membaharui, 3rd person passive dibaharui)

1. to repair, to reform

   Synonyms: baiki (to repair), reformasi (to reform)

   baharui jalan ― to repair the road

2. to repeat

   Synonym: ulangi

   baharui pertanyaan ― to repeat a question

3. to restart, to start over

   baharui kehidupan ― to start over life

4. to renew, to replace something with a newer version of itself

   baharui lesen ― to renew a license

Further reading

• “membaharui” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.