Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bêrmain

  1. (transitive, intransitive) 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.

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From ber- +‎ main.

Verb

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bermain

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to play
    Apakah kau bermain bola keranjang?
    Do you play basketball?

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: bermain
  • North Moluccan Malay: barmaeng

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