bikin-bikin

Betawi

Etymology

Reduplication of bikin (“to make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bikin bikin/
• Rhymes: -kin, -in
• Hyphenation: bi‧kin‧bi‧kin

Adjective

bikin-bikin

1. made-up (invented or fabricated)

Verb

bikin-bikin

1. to pretend

   Synonyms: belaga', pora-pora

   • 1885, K. F. Holle & A. W. Holle, translated by A. F. von de Wall, Dongeng monjet dengen koera-koera [The fable of monkey and turtle]‎^[1], G. Kolff & Co., translation of Tjarita koera-koera djeng monjet (in Sundanese), page 21:

     ... dija paranin si Koera-koera, sambil dija bikin-bikin kaja orang kegirangan ketemoe dengen sobat lama, ...

     [... dia paranin si Kura-Kura, sambil dia bikin-bikin kaya orang kegirangan ketemu dengen sobat lama, ...]

     ... he approached the Turtle, while pretending to be someone thrilled to meet an old friend, ...