berdebar-debar
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of ber- + debar with reduplication at the base word.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbərdəbar dəˈbar/ [ˌbər.də.bar dəˈbar]
- Rhymes: -ar
- Syllabification: ber‧de‧bar-de‧bar
Verb
bêrdebar-debar
- (intransitive) pounding
Further reading
- “berdebar-debar” 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.