berkah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic بَارَكَ (bāraka, “to bless, to sanction”). Doublet of berkat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərˈkah/ [bərˈkah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: ber‧kah

Noun

bêrkah

1. blessing (divine or supernatural aid or reward)
2. blessing (pronouncement invoking divine aid)

Adjective

bêrkah

1. blessing (having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing)

Derived terms

• berkahi
• keberkahan
• memberkahi
• pemberkah
• pemberkahan
• teberkahi

Compounds

• berkah dalem

Further reading

• “berkah” 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.