bermain

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bermain. Equivalent to ber- +‎ main.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərˈmain/ [bərˈma.ɪn]
Rhymes: -ain
Syllabification: ber‧main

Verb

bêrmain

(ambitransitive) to play
Sore ini aku mau keluar bermain dengan teman-temanku.
This afternoon I will go out to play with my friends.

Tadi dia bermain bola di lapangan.
He was playing football on the field earlier.

Compounds

bermain akal
bermain api
bermain budi
bermain kayu
bermain muda

Further reading

“bermain” 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

From ber- +‎ main.

Verb

bermain

(ambitransitive) to play
Apakah kau bermain bola keranjang?
Do you play basketball?

Descendants

Indonesian: bermain
⇒ North Moluccan Malay: barmaeng

Further reading

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