besar-besarkan

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Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of besar +‎ -kan with reduplication at the base word.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bə.sar.bəˈsar.kan/

Verb

besar-besarkan (active membesar-besarkan, passive dibesar-besarkan)

(transitive) to exaggerate (something)

Further reading

“besar-besarkan” 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.

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