berkata-kata

From ber- +‎ kata with the base word reduplicated.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərˌkata ˈkata/ [bərˌka.t̪a ˈka.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ber‧ka‧ta-ka‧ta

bêrkata-kata

1. chat

• “berkata-kata”, 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

Affixation of ber- +‎ reduplication of kata.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /bə(r)ˌkatə ˈkatə/ [bə(r)ˌka.t̪ə ˈka.t̪ə]
  • Rhymes: -atə, -tə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /bərˌkata ˈkata/ [bərˌka.t̪a ˈka.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ate, -te, -a
• Hyphenation: ber‧ka‧ta-ka‧ta

berkata-kata (Jawi spelling برکاتا-کات)

1. To chat.

   Synonyms: bercakap-cakap, berbicara

• “berkata-kata”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017