ber- -kan
Indonesian
Etymology
From affixes ber- + -kan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bər- -kan]
- Hyphenation: bêr-‧-kan
Circumfix
ber- -kan
- transitive verbal circumfix for affixed intransitive verbs.
- senjata (“weapon”) > bersenjata (“to arm (intransitive)”) > bersenjatakan (“to arm (transitive)”)
Alternative forms
- be- -kan
Synonyms
- -nya (colloquial)
Derived terms
Indonesian terms circumfixed with ber- -kan
Further reading
- “ber- -kan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.