berenang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay berenang, affixation of ber- +‎ renang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərəˈnaŋ/ [bə.rəˈnaŋ]

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• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: be‧re‧nang

Verb

berenang (intransitive)

1. to swim

   Seringkali Afriyanto berenang di sungai itu.

   Afriyanto often swims in that river.

Further reading

• “berenang”, 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

Affixation of ber- +‎ renang.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku) IPA^(key): /bərəˈnaŋ/ [bə.rəˈnaŋ]
• Rhymes: -naŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: be‧re‧nang

Noun

berenang (Jawi spelling برنڠ, plural berenang-berenang or berenang²) (intransitive)

1. to swim

   Adik suka berenang di kolam itu setiap hujung minggu.

   Little brother likes to swim in that pool every weekend.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: berenang (inherited)

Further reading

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