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 oder 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

• “ber- -an” 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.