besar-besarkan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of besar +‎ -kan with reduplication at the base word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.sar.bəˈsar.kan/

Verb

besar-besarkan (active membesar-besarkan, passive dibesar-besarkan)

1. (transitive) to exaggerate (something)

Further reading

• “besar-besarkan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.