beberapa

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay beberapa, from partial reduplication of berapa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəbəˈrapa/ [bə.bəˈra.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: be‧be‧ra‧pa

Adjective

bêbêrapa

1. any, some, several, certain, few, various, divers

Adverb

bêbêrapa

1. a few

Determiner

bêbêrapa

1. some

Pronoun

bêbêrapa

1. some

Malay

Etymology

Partial reduplication of berapa.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bəbəˈrapə/ [bə.bəˈra.pə]
  • Rhymes: -apə

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /bəbəˈrapa/ [bə.bəˈra.pa]
  • Rhymes: -apa
• Hyphenation: be‧be‧ra‧pa

Adjective

beberapa (Jawi spelling ببراڤ, comparative lebih beberapa, superlative paling beberapa)

1. any, some, several, certain, few, various, divers

Adverb

beberapa (Jawi spelling ببراڤ)

1. a few

Pronoun

beberapa (Jawi spelling ببراڤ)

1. any, some, several, certain, few, various, divers

Descendants

• Indonesian: beberapa

Further reading

• "beberapa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017