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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAKGAT

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BAKGAT

bakgat  [bʌkˈxʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAKGAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bakgat is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BAKGAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bakgat

Bakgat! is a 2008 South African teen comedy film directed by Henk Pretorius and written by Pretorius and Danie Bester.

Definition of bakgat in the English dictionary

The definition of bakgat in the dictionary is fine, excellent, marvellous.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAKGAT

baker´s
baker´s dozen
baker´s oven
bakeries
bakery
bakeshop
bakestone
bakeware
Bakewell
Bakewell tart
Bakhtaran
Baki
baking
baking dish
baking powder
baking sheet
baking soda
baking tin
baking tray
bakkie

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAKGAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at
be all that
beat
been-there done-that
begat
boat
body fat
cat
Cattegat
forgat
gat
kaal gat
Kattegat
loggat
nougat
witgat

Synonyms and antonyms of bakgat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bakgat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAKGAT

Find out the translation of bakgat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bakgat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bakgat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bakgat
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bakgat
570 millions of speakers

English

bakgat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bakgat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bakgat
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bakgat
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bakgat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bakgat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bakgat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bakgat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bakgat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bakgat
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bakgat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bakgat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bakgat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bakgat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाकाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bakgat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bakgat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bakgat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bakgat
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bakgat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bakgat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bakgat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bakgat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakgat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bakgat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAKGAT»

The term «bakgat» is regularly used and occupies the 95.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «bakgat».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bakgat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAKGAT»

Discover the use of bakgat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bakgat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
(late 14C] to kill, to 'do for'. bakgat adj. [1960s+] (S.Aft.) splendid, first-rate, 'posh'. [ ? Afk. bak, fine + gat, hole (anus)] bakgat! excl [1960s+] (S.Afr.) an excl. of approval, pleasure etc. [BAKGAT adj.] bakhara n. see KAROO n. baking pot n. see ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
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Frontline
MUSIC — The Boland boy who plays Bakgat Blik David Kramer has become a familiar figure on the back-streets concert stages of the Western Cape over the last ten years. Now his astonishingly successful first album - Bakgat - has suddenly ...
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Administration, Organization & Equipment Made Easy: With ...
By Shieeh Bakgat ali, Resji- mental Munshi 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers ... ... ... 8 0 629 English-Hindustani and Hindustani-English Dictionary. . By T. Craven. New Edition 4 6 630 Grammar of the Urdu or Hindustani Language. By John Dowson.
Stephen Thomas Banning, Reginald Francis Legge, 1907
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Cyclopædia of India and of eastern and southern Asia, ...
... and bheema, the terrific. BARGE. Eng. Ah. I Barga Fr. i Bsrka Barga • II ..Eng. n Lat. Bargie ... Dm means a large vessel of BABG-I-TAM BOL, Piper beteL— Towell. Barijs ... Barge Barje Bark ... The Arabic barija, war. Sre Boat. BAKGAT.
Edward Balfour, 1871
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Blood Knot, and Other Plays
Bakgat! [He watches Lena. She moves slowly to their things. For the first time he is unsure of himself.] What you going to do? [Lena doesn't answer. She finds one of their blankets and takes it to the old man.] LENA. Here, Outa. We'll need it.
Athol Fugard, 1991
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Playland
... to start again. Been giving me trouble all bloody week. I don't know what is wrong with it Been into the garage two times already this month . . . (THEY walk off together.) GLOSSARY aikona - no! baas - boss or master bakgat 58 PLAYLAND.
Athol Fugard, 1994
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White Lies
There were lots of lectures and bullshit, but I somehow managed to pass–and here I am, an officer in the South African Infantry!' 'Mazeltov!' 'I'll see you around, my man. Let me know if you need any help. I'm in bungalow seven.' 'Bakgat, Baz.
Raymond Wacks, 2010
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Midnight Missionary
In the foyer, the black security guard was wearing a sticker on his jacket: BAKGAT RUGBY JOL It was given to him by someone who'd been to Ellis Park. Such gestures of goodwill make me feel less crabby towards narrow-minded Afrikaners .
Kleinboer, 2006
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The Plough and the Sword
“Bangat Burgers, most people know me as B. G.” “Why not change it to Bakgat Burgers,” blurted Carel Terblanche. An avalanche of laughter brought a smile to Bangat's face. Kobus Terblanche studied the mischievous gleam in B. G.'s eyes.
J. H. L. Bosman, 2011
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English Language Word Builder
... ARSINO BAALIM BEGONE ABEIGH AIKONA AMARNA ARGULI ASHRAF BACULA BELIKE ACKNEW ALIBLE ANCILE ARGUTE AWHILE BAKGAT BELIVE ACULEI ALIYOS ANCORA ARIARY AWLESS BATEAUX BEMATA TATAMI TECKEL ...
Bob Jackman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAKGAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bakgat is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Writing Studio to offer unique one-on-one sessions for …
... and How To Steal a Million) and Henk Pretorius (Bakgat, Fanie Fourie Se Lobola); award-winning playwright Neil Coppen (Abnormal Loads), ... «Media Update, May 15»
2
Agent 2000: Die Laksman
Stefan Niewoudt, who also directed Ek Joke Net and Bakgat 3. What will you remember? Your own school years and the mischief and fun that ... «Zalebs, Sep 14»
3
Luna Paige gives some insight into being a woman in the SA music …
One such an online station is Bakgat Radio (www.bakgatradio.co.za) who only plays South African music. I find this exciting! Another is Zone ... «Channel 24, Aug 14»
4
SA movie heading to Australia
These two are also well known faces on the silver screen, as Botha was the lead actor for the hit franchise Bakgat and Roberts were the lead ... «Jacaranda FM, Jun 14»
5
SA film premieres at Seattle International Film Festival
On 7 June, Leading Lady, a film by renowned South African director Henk Pretorius (Fanie Fourie's Lobola, Bakgat) premieres at the Seattle ... «Screen Africa, Jun 14»
6
Klingon and Maori roar into 'mutt's nuts' dictionary
In related news, an anonymous contributor weighed in to insist that in Afrikaans "die hond se ballas" is used, although bakgat (baked bum ... «Register, May 14»
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Alternative music gets snubbed at biggest Afrikaans award show
J2 Bakgat 3. J3 Die Laaste Tango J4 Faan Se Trein J5 Molly & Wors J6 Pad na Jou Hart Actor of the year: Afrikaans film, TV drama, sitcom: «Channel 24, May 14»
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Henk Pretorius' Leading Lady brings Hollywood to South Africa
Pretorius's 10 successful years in the entertainment industry also includes directing and writing the scripts for the Bakgat 1&2 series. After being ... «Media Update, Mar 14»
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'Pad Na Jou Hart' smashes box office
The film, starring Ivan Botha (Bakgat! trilogy) and Donnalee Roberts (Klein Karoo) tells the story about an overly confident businessman, ... «iAfrica.com, Mar 14»
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Romantic Afrikaans film screens on Valentine's Day
Starring Ivan Botha (Bakgat! trilogy) and Donnalee Roberts (Klein Karoo), of SABC2's popular soapie 7de Laan fame, the story centres around ... «Screen Africa, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bakgat [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bakgat>. Apr 2024 ».
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