beranak

Indonesian

Etymology

From ber- +‎ anak. A pejorative semantic shift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bərˈanak̚]

Verb

beranak

1. having a child
2. gave birth

Hyponyms

• beranak berbiak
• beranak bercucu
• beranak pinak

Further reading

• “beranak”, 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

From ber- +‎ anak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈranak/ [bəˈra.naʔ]
• Rhymes: -naʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: be‧ra‧nak

Verb

beranak (Jawi spelling برانق)

1. to give birth (typically used for animals, or colloquially for humans).

   Synonyms: melahirkan, bersalin

   Kucing saya baru beranak.

   My cat just gave birth.

2. to have children; to possess offspring.

   Pasangan itu belum beranak.

   The couple does not have children yet.

   Dia sudah beranak tiga.

   She already has three children.

3. (figuratively) to multiply; to yield interest (of money or capital).

   Synonym: berganda

   Wang simpanannya mula beranak.

   His savings started to multiply.

Derived terms

Reduplications

• anak-beranak (“the whole family; together with children”)

Compounds

• beranak pinak (“to have many descendants; to multiply”)

Related terms

• anak
• memperanakkan
• peranakan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: beranak (inherited)

Further reading

• "beranak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "beranak" at PRPM first version)