berikan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈri.kan/
• Rhymes: -ikan, -kan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: bê‧ri‧kan

Etymology 1

From ber- +‎ ikan (“fish”).

Adjective

bêrikan

1. have a fish
2. full of fish

Verb

bêrikan

1. (intransitive) to fish (to hunt fish)

   Dia sedang pergi keluar untuk berikan di sana.

   He was going out to fish there.

Etymology 2

From beri +‎ -kan.

Verb

bêrikan (active memberikan, passive diberikan) (distransitive)

1. synonym of beri (“to give”)

Further reading

• “berikan” 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.
• “memberikan” 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.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bə.ri.kan]

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• (Etymology 1) Hyphenation: ber‧i‧kan
• (Etymology 2) Hyphenation: be‧ri‧kan

Etymology 1

Affixation of ber- +‎ ikan.

Verb

berikan (Jawi spelling برايکن)

1. (stative, intransitive) To contain fish.
2. (intransitive) To fish.

   Synonym: memancing

Etymology 2

Affixation of beri +‎ -kan.

Verb

berikan (Jawi spelling بريکن, formal active memberikan, 3rd person passive diberikan)

1. (ditransitive, transitive) To give.

   Synonym: beri

Usage notes

• The Malay dictionary, Kamus Dewan differentiates between beri and berikan in a way whereby the former should only be followed by an indirect object while the latter should only be followed by a direct object, but this distinction is rarely followed.

Further reading

• “memberikan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.