ber- -an

See also: beran, Beran, and berañ

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

beranggap-anggapan

berbalapan

berbatasan

berbuka-bukaan

berbunuh-bunuhan

berciuman

berduaan

bergelandangan

bergiliran

berhadap-hadapan

berhamburan

berhubungan

berjanjian

berjawab-jawaban

berjawatan

berkejar-kejaran

berkejaran

berlainan

berlari-larian

berlarian

berlelehan

berlihat-lihatan

berlompatan

bermusuhan

berpacaran

berpandang-pandangan

berpandangan

bersalah-salahan

bersalahan

bersambaran

bersangkutan

bersenggolan

bersentuhan

berserakan

bersinggungan

bersuka-sukaan

bersulang-sulangan

bertahuan

bertambalan

bertambangan

bertaruhan

bertatap-tatapan

bertatapan

bertawuran

bertendang-tendangan

bertendangan

bertentangan

bertimbalan

bertundangan

berhadapan

berlangganan

permusuhan

Further reading

• “ber- -an”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Compound of ber- +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bə(r)- -an/
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /bər- -an/
• Hyphenation: ber-‧-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”) > berpergian (“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
      • pasang (“pair”) > berpasangan (“to have a such relation in reciprocity”).

Derived terms

Malay terms circumfixed with ber- -an

berdudukan

bersesal-sesalan

bersesalan