berbayang-bayang
Indonesian
Etymology
ber- + bayang-bayang.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bərˌbajaŋ ˈbajaŋ/ [bərˌba.jaŋ ˈba.jaŋ]
- Rhymes: -ajaŋ
- Syllabification: ber‧ba‧yang-ba‧yang
Verb
berbayang-bayang (active berbayang-bayang)
- to be like a shadow, to be shadowy
- to be like a reflection
- to be shaded.
- to be imagined, to be present in the mind
- to have something in one's mind.
Further reading
- “berbayang-bayang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of ber- + bayang-bayang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bə(r).ba.jaŋ ba.jaŋ]
Verb
berbayang-bayang (Jawi spelling بربايڠ-بايڠ)
- alternative form of berbayang
Further reading
- “berbayang-bayang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017