berbesar-besar

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bər.bə.sar.bəˈsar/

Verb

berbesar-besar

(stative, uncommon) to become greater
Synonym: menjadi-jadi

Further reading

“berbesar-besar” 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.

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