bermain

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bermain. Equivalent to ber- +‎ main.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərˈmain/ [bərˈma.ɪn]
• Rhymes: -ain
• Syllabification: ber‧main

Verb

bêrmain

1. (ambitransitive) to play

   Sore ini aku mau keluar bermain dengan teman-temanku.

   This afternoon I will go out to play with my friends.

   Tadi dia bermain bola di lapangan.

   He was playing football on the field earlier.

Compounds

• bermain akal
• bermain api
• bermain budi
• bermain kayu
• bermain muda

Further reading

• “bermain”, 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- +‎ main.

Verb

bermain

1. (ambitransitive) to play

   Apakah kau bermain bola keranjang?

   Do you play basketball?

Descendants

• Indonesian: bermain
• ⇒ North Moluccan Malay: barmaeng

Further reading

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