berpuluh

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ puluh.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /bərˈpuluh/ [bərˈpu.luh]
    • Rhymes: -uluh, -luh, -uh
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /bə(r)ˈpuloh/ [bə(r)ˈpu.loh]
    • Rhymes: -uloh, -loh, -oh
  • Hyphenation: ber‧pu‧luh

Numeral

berpuluh (Jawi spelling برڤولوه)

  1. tens of; dozens of (indicating an indefinite quantity in the multiples of ten).
    Sudah berpuluh tahun dia menetap di sini.
    He has lived here for tens of years.

Usage notes

  • This word is very frequently reduplicated as berpuluh-puluh to emphasise a large quantity.

Derived terms

Reduplications

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: berpuluh (inherited)
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