Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agak-agak

/ˈɑɡɑ(ʔ)ˌɑɡɑ(ʔ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agak-a-gak
IPA: /ˈɑɡɑ(ʔ)ˌɑɡɑ(ʔ)/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To estimate or guess.

adj

Involving guesswork.

Example Sentences

"I am only trying my very best to recall what my granny did.....not agak agak, best of luck!!"
"We fail to estimate how many are present in a HUGE UM*NO roadshow...and we fail to agak-agak the number ppl in and outside of cars crying "repom" slogans on a NOT SO LONG road as Jalan TAR."
"When cooking, for example, if asked how much sugar you put in, you could reply 'I just agak-agak.'"
""Don't agak agak or we may end up on the wrong road.""
"Then we should ensure that they have the necessary quantitative skills so they could think with some degree of precision and not merely agak agak (wild guesses)."
"A man who together with his partner - a few years and several hundred sketches ago - came out with the "agak agak" philosophy."

Etymology

From Malay agak-agak, a reduplication of agak (“to estimate”).

Word Breakdown

Root: agak-agak

Inflected Forms

agak agak (alternative) agar-agar (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

agaration

Questions

How do you pronounce agak-agak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɡɑ(ʔ)ˌɑɡɑ(ʔ)/.
What does agak-agak mean?: To estimate or guess.
Where does agak-agak come from?: From Malay agak-agak, a reduplication of agak (“to estimate”).

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