ber- -an
Indonesian
Etymology
From affixes ber- + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bər- -an]
- Hyphenation: bêr-‧-an
Circumfix
ber- -an
- intransitive verbal circumfix from verb with the meanings of
- to do something or to have a such condition with various subjects or ways.
- pergi (“to leave”) > bepergian (“to go away”).
- to declare reciprocity.
- peluk (“hug”) > berpelukan (“to hug in reciprocity”).
- to do something or to have a such condition with various subjects or ways.
- 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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.