bersopan-sopan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed of ber- +‎ sopan with duplication.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bər.sɔ.panˈsɔ.pan/
• Hyphenation: bêr‧so‧pan‧so‧pan

Verb

bersopan-sopan

1. (stative) to behave very politely
2. (stative) to pretend to be polite

Further reading

• “bersopan-sopan” 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.