bakti

See also: bákti

Balinese

Romanization

bakti

1. Romanization of ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bakti, from Old Malay bhakti, from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbakti/ [ˈbak̚.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -akti
• Syllabification: bak‧ti

Noun

bakti (plural bakti-bakti, first-person possessive baktiku, second-person possessive baktimu, third-person possessive baktinya)

1. reverence
2. devotion

Synonyms

• hormat
• tunduk
• setia

Derived terms

• berbakti
• kebaktian
• membaktikan
• pembaktian

 

Further reading

• “bakti” 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.

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (bhakti), from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bak.ti/
• Rhymes: -ti, -i

Noun

bakti (Jawi spelling بقتي, informal 1st possessive baktiku, 2nd possessive baktimu, 3rd possessive baktinya)

1. devotion; dedication; reverence
2. meritorious service

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembaktian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kebaktian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• membaktikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dibaktikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• berbakti [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bakti
• → Maranao: bakti

Further reading

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

Maranao

Etymology

From Malay bakti, from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti).

Adjective

bakti

1. faithful, loyal