beraksi
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈraksi/ [bəˈrak̚.si]
- Rhymes: -aksi
- Syllabification: be‧rak‧si
Noun
beraksi (active beraksi)
- to make a move to do something, to swing into action.
- to demonstrate, to hold a demonstration, to participate in a demonstration
- Synonym: berunjuk rasa
- to take steps, to take measures.
- Synonym: ambil tindakan
- to behave in an affected way, to show off.
- Synonym: berlagak
- to pretend.
- Synonym: berpura-pura
- to be in action
- Synonyms: berlaga, bertindak
Further reading
- “beraksi”, 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bə.rak̚.si], [bər.ak̚.si]
- Rhymes: -si, -i
- Hyphenation: ber‧ak‧si
Verb
beraksi (Jawi spelling براکسي)
- to be in action
- Pemain Manchester United itu tidak akan beraksi malam ini disebabkan kecederaan.
- The Manchester United player will not be in action tonight due to injury.
- to act, to take action, to make a move
- Synonym: bertindak
- to flaunt, to show off
- to pretend
- Synonyms: berpura-pura, buat-buat
Further reading
- "beraksi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017