pakai

Indonesian

Verb

pakai

1. to wear (clothes, etc.)

   Synonym: memakai

2. marks instrumental object; can be translated as 'with' or 'by'
   • 2018 September 21, Kompasiana‎^[1]:

     Ide mulai mundar mandir di kepala. Mau menulis tak punya mesin ketik. Akhirnya saya tulis pakai pena di atas kertas folio bergaris.

     The idea began to go back and forth in the head. I wanted to write but had no typewriter. Finally, I wrote with a pen on lined folio paper.

Related terms

• pakaian

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakai̯/
• Rhymes: -akai̯, -ai̯

Verb

pakai (Jawi spelling ڤاکاي)

1. to wear (clothes).

   Kau nanti nak pakai baju apa untuk Raya?

   What clothes are you gonna wear for Hari Raya?

2. to use (method).

   Synonym: guna

   Daniel tulis khat pakai pen biasa je eh tadi?

   Did Daniel write in khat using only a normal pen?

Derived terms

• pemakaian (“act of wearing”)
• pakaian (“clothes”)
• pemakai (“wearer; user”)

Further reading

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