berkat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay berkat, from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka, “blessing”). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦼꦂꦏꦠ꧀ (berkat) for sense food or something to take home after the feast. Doublet of berkah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərˈkat/ [bərˈkat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ber‧kat

Noun

bêrkat

1. blessing (divine or supernatural aid or reward)
2. blessing (pronouncement invoking divine aid)
3. (Java) food (usually rice and side dishes) or something to take home after the feast in Javanese tradition

   Synonym: nasi berkat

Descendants

• → Ternate: barakati

Preposition

bêrkat

1. thanks to (because of)

Adjective

bêrkat

1. (uncommon) synonym of berkah

Derived terms

• berkati
• diberkati
• keberkatan
• memberkati
• pemberkat
• pemberkatan
• teberkati

Further reading

• “berkat” 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.