bersama-sama

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of bersama (“together, with”).

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /bə(r)ˌsaməˈsamə/ [bə(r)ˌsa.məˈsa.mə]
  • Rhymes: -amə, -samə, -ə
  • (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /bərˌsama ˈsama/ [bərˌsa.ma ˈsa.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama, -sama, -a
  • Hyphenation: ber‧sama‧sama

Adverb

bersama-sama (Jawi spelling برساما-سام)

  1. together, jointly, in company
    Synonyms: bersama, serentak
    Synonym: (Indonesia) bareng
    Mereka berjalan bersama-sama ke pasar. ― They walked together to the market.
  2. at the same time, simultaneously
    Kedua-duanya bercakap bersama-sama. ― Both of them spoke at the same time.

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: bersama-sama (inherited)

Further reading

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