"ber-" meaning in Malay

See ber- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /bər/ Forms: base [verb], base [noun], base [adjective], base [numeral]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maR-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*maR-}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maR- Head templates: {{head|ms|prefix|verb base}} ber- (verb base), {{head|ms|prefix|noun base}} ber- (noun base), {{head|ms|prefix|adjective base}} ber- (adjective base), {{head|ms|prefix|numeral base}} ber- (numeral base)
  1. (intransitive) -ing, used to form the continuative aspect of some verbs Tags: intransitive, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-QWdKliP4
  2. (intransitive) used to form dynamic verb of some transitive verbs Tags: intransitive, morpheme
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-C-lk~FoC
  3. (intransitive, reflexive) to do something to the self. Tags: intransitive, morpheme, reflexive
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-8JMBv2ng
  4. (intransitive) alternative form of di-. Tags: alt-of, alternative, intransitive, morpheme Alternative form of: di-
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-BM-pBWmM
  5. to have; -ed, -d Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-FOrV14rr
  6. to produce [base] Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-jcoH7Bar
  7. to use [base], to wear [base], to travel by [base] Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-IgQjVcMX
  8. to work, to engage in the [base]. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-2bd-5W6w
  9. (intransitive, reciprocal) to do [base] in reciprocal situation. Tags: intransitive, morpheme, reciprocal
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-8MwFpTY4
  10. (intransitive, stative) used to form stative verbs Tags: intransitive, morpheme, stative Synonyms: be- used in words with initial , r, in the first syllable and kerja, bel- only used in the words ajar and unjur Derived forms: ber- -an, ber- -kan
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-K43i8OU7 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 5 32 3 2 0 5 2 2 1 46 3
  11. multiple Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ber--ms-prefix-P4p-ZjKa

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  "word": "ber-"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.