berani

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛraɲɪ]

berani

1. nominative/vocative plural of beran

Inherited from Malay berani (“brave”), from Proto-Malayic *bərani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈrani/ [bəˈra.ni]

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• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: be‧ra‧ni

bêrani (comparative lebih berani, superlative paling berani)

1. brave

   Synonym: ambeksura

• → Dutch: branie

• “berani”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bərani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”).

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bəˈrani/ [bəˈra.ni]
• Rhymes: -ani, -ni, -i
• Hyphenation: be‧ra‧ni

berani (Jawi spelling براني, comparative lebih berani, superlative paling berani)

2. brave^[1]

   Synonyms: gagah, jantan (figurative), perkasa

berani (Jawi spelling براني)

1. to be brave, be courageous^[1]
2. to dare^[1]

• > Indonesian: berani (inherited)
  • → Dutch: branie
• → Cebuano: balani
• → Chinese: 布拉尼 (Bùlāní)
• → Javanese: ꦧꦿꦤꦶ (brani)
  • → Peranakan Indonesian: brani

berani (Jawi spelling براني, plural berani-berani or berani²)

1. ellipsis of besi berani (“magnet”, literally “daring iron”)^[1]

   Synonyms: magnet, batu berani

• → Tagalog: balani
• → Hiligaynon: balani

• "berani" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017