berita

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit, from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bərɪta/

Noun

berita

1. news

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay berita, from Classical Malay berita (compare to Old Javanese wrĕta), from Prakrit, from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta). Doublet of warita, warta, urit, and urita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈri.ta]
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: bê‧ri‧ta

Noun

bêrita (plural berita-berita, first-person possessive beritaku, second-person possessive beritamu, third-person possessive beritanya)

1. news

   Synonyms: info, informasi, kabar, warta, warita, kisah, siaran, uar-uar, urit, urita, wara-wara

2. report

   Synonym: laporan

3. announcement

   Synonyms: maklumat, pemberitahuan, pengumuman

Derived terms

• berberita
• diberitakan
• memberitakan
• pemberita
• pemberitaan

 

• berita acara
• berita bergambar
• berita burung
• berita duka
• berita hangat
• berita inti
• berita keluarga
• berita kematian
• berita khas
• berita kilat
• berita kriminal
• berita lokal
• berita lutut
• berita miring
• berita negara
• berita pemerintah
• berita penting
• berita peringatan
• berita polisi
• berita rekaan
• berita sensasi
• berita sepekan
• berita singkat
• berita utama

 

• teras berita

 

Further reading

• “berita” 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit, from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta). Doublet of warta (compare to Old Javanese wrĕta).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bə.ri.tə/
• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /bə.ri.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita, -ta, -a

Noun

berita (Jawi spelling بريتا, plural berita-berita, informal 1st possessive beritaku, 2nd possessive beritamu, 3rd possessive beritanya)

1. news

   Synonyms: khabar, warta

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berberita [stative / habitual] (beR-)

• berberita
• diberitakan
• memberitakan
• pemberita
• pemberitaan

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: berita
• → Cebuano: balita
• → Hiligaynon: balita
• → Matigsalug Manobo: balita
• → Tagalog: balita

References

• Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 195-196

Further reading

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