ber- -an
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bər- -an]
- Hyphenation: bêr-‧-an
Circumfix
- intransitive verbal circumfix from verb with the meanings of
- intransitive verbal circumfix from adjective or noun with meaning
- to declare relation of both roots
- jauh (“far”) > berjauhan (“to located far from each other”).
- to declare reciprocity
- pacar (“boyfriend/girlfriend”) > berpacaran (“to have a such relation in reciprocity”).
- to declare relation of both roots
Alternative forms
- be- -an
Derived terms
Indonesian terms circumfixed with ber- -an
Further reading
- “ber- -an” 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.