ber- -an

Indonesian

Etymology

From affixes ber- +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bər- -an]
  • Hyphenation: bêr-‧-an

Circumfix

ber- -an

  1. intransitive verbal circumfix from verb with the meanings of
    1. to do something or to have a such condition with various subjects or ways.
      • pergi (“to leave”) > bepergian (“to go away”).
    2. to declare reciprocity.
      • peluk (“hug”) > berpelukan (“to hug in reciprocity”).
  2. intransitive verbal circumfix from adjective or noun with meaning
    1. to declare relation of both roots.
      • jauh (“far”) > berjauhan (“to located far from each other”).
    2. to declare reciprocity.
      • pacar (“boyfriend/girlfriend”) > berpacaran (“to have a such relation in reciprocity”).

Alternative forms

  • be- -an

Derived terms

Indonesian terms circumfixed with ber- -an

Further reading

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